(A sermon based on Genesis 12.22-32 and Matthew 14.13-21) Often when we hear this Gospel story, we are struck by the enormity of it. A deserted place. Five thousand people, sick and hungry. So much need! So many people fed! So much left over! But the way the lectionary pairs this Gospel reading with the […]

(A sermon based on Genesis 45.1-15 and Matthew 15.21-28) Imagine a meeting of the combined US House and Senate down in Washington. Can you picture that room? Oozing with rich wood, usually decorum among the members, particular behavior and speaking protocols to be observed. You don’t just speak up. You wait to be recognized. There […]

(A sermon based on Genesis 37.1-4, 12-28 and Matthew 14.22-33) It’s a story fit for the movies, and of course, popular movies have been made about Joseph. The play, and later movie, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is one. In the story of Joseph we hear about divine blessing, the blessings of the land, […]