Sermons on “Romans”
Living Into God’s Inheritance
Paul calls us to a grand vision of our participation in the life of the Triune God. Just as the life of God is more than the sum of its parts when God acts in concert, his love pouring through the relationship between the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, our lives also take on a greater purpose as we allow ourselves to be drawn into God’s life.
View SermonThe Spirit Who Helps Us
Weakness is characteristic of the human condition. But the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of Jesus, helps us in our weakness. The Spirit comes alongside us so that our weakness might be transformed into Jesus’ Resurrection glory.
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On reciprocal wounds and the call to wholeness
Without all of us being whole, none of us are whole. When we are disconnected from ourselves or from other people, there is a wound. Writer Wendell Berry gives the insight that actually it is two wounds, reciprocal wounds that are the record of how the severed parts once fit together. This is true of our personal lives, of our family lives, of our community life, and of our national life.
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Putting on the Armor of Light
St. Paul bids us to put on the armor of light, which is the victory of our Lord Jesus Christ. There is urgency to this moment, because the night is far gone and the day is near.
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Funeral Homily for Dottie McClung
Our Christian hope in the face of death and suffering. (Romans 8:14-18, 34-35, 37-39)
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