As we get closer to the end of the church year, it feels a bit as though we get closer to the end of time. At least it sounds a…
Carmen gave me one rule about preaching: Never mention her in a sermon. Since I’ve already violated that rule, I might as well continue. Carmen and I got engaged in…
There are two ideas in contention in the readings this morning, and they are both ideas about authority. Specifically, they are ideas about spiritual authority, and about how authority should…
We hear again this morning the old, tragic story of that rich man—the one who can’t quite accept what Jesus asks of disciples. It is a story that appears in…
Rev. David Killian describes the human tendency to stigmatize those who are different from us and how Jesus calls us to accept "others" as persons with dignity and value.
In today's Gospel passage, Jesus teaches that those who respect and care for children are the "greatest" in society.
Out of all the Sundays we gather together here in the year, this is almost my favorite. One of my top three. Easter Sunday, of course, and All Saints’ Sunday,…
This is an unusual Sunday for us, this Sunday in the midst of the Labor Day holiday, and so I hope I might have your permission to preach a somewhat…
My Friends: I recently viewed a wonderful documentary film about the people and the religion of Tibet called “Under the Vajra Sky.” It focused on the religion of Tibetan Buddhism…
