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July 2016

July 10, 2016

When God Gets Political: Interrupted

When God Gets Political: Interrupted Amos 7:1-17 I met a new friend the other day,...

June 2016

June 19, 2016

Obey and Submit

1 Peter 2:13-30; 3:1-9 We find ourselves this morning grappling with a difficult text...

June 13, 2016

Chosen

1 Peter 2:1-9; 16 Just a few weeks ago during lunch on a senior staff...

May 2016

May 03, 2016

The Sermon I Didn’t Preach

In my free time I’ve recently begun watching the PBS series Grantchester, a television show...

April 2016

April 12, 2016

Stopped in Our Tracks

The damp chill of the night air began to burn off as the sky lightened...

March 2016

March 23, 2016

Choices: A Meditation on John 13:1-17

I am two years away from the completion of my term of service as mother...

March 22, 2016

Getting Political in the Pulpit

The palms waved us into Holy Week just last Sunday and we’re already well along...

March 06, 2016

Can I Forgive?

Can I Forgive? Luke 15:11-32 As some of you may know, I am the...

February 2016

February 28, 2016

Can I Admit I’m Wrong?

Can I Admit I’m Wrong? Luke 13:1-9 Today we find ourselves in the third Sunday...

February 25, 2016

Parched

Parched Psalm 63:1-8, Isaiah 55:1-9 How many of you have ever been to Hawaii? If you...

February 07, 2016

Shine, Jesus, Shine

Shine, Jesus, Shine Luke 9:28-36 Today we’re at the fifth Sunday following the Epiphany, this...

January 2016

January 31, 2016

Jesus Offends Me

Jesus Offends Me Luke 4:16-30 Today we find ourselves on the fourth Sunday after...

December 2015

December 20, 2015

What Can I Bring Him?

What Can I Bring Him? Hebrews 10:5-10 Welcome to the fourth Sunday of Advent,...

December 06, 2015

Let There be Peace on Earth?

Let There Be Peace on Earth? Philippians 1:3-11 Advent 2 “Our prayers are with the...

November 2015

November 29, 2015

Live As If You Believe

Live As If You Believe 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13 Theologian Frederick Beuchner writes: “In the...

November 22, 2015

Who Do You Love?

Who Do You Love? Matthew 6:19-34 I have a friend who is one of those...

November 18, 2015

Prayer for the Living of These Days

The task and challenge of putting words to the rhythm of our corporate life is...

November 08, 2015

Telling Our Story

Telling Our Story 85th Anniversary of The Riverside Church November 8, 2015 What a story...

November 08, 2015

One Riverside: Believe

One Riverside: Believe Mark 12: 38-44 Happy birthday, Riverside Church! We’re at the start this...

November 01, 2015

One Riverside: Belong

One Riverside: Belong All Saints Day John 11:32-44 Two Sundays ago the New York Times...

October 2015

October 18, 2015

Who Will Save Your Soul?

Losing My Religion: Who Will Save Your Soul? Job 38:1-21 You know what they...

October 11, 2015

True Colors

Losing My Religion: True Colors Job 23:1-9, 16-17 “Instead of saying ‘God wouldn’t give you...

October 04, 2015

The Sound of Silence

Losing My Religion: The Sound of Silence Job 1:1; 2:1-10 I had just graduated from...

September 2015

September 20, 2015

One Way or Another

One Way or Another Psalm 1 Happy Homecoming, Riverside Church! It’s such a pleasure to...

September 13, 2015

Wake Up Call for the World

Wake Up Call for the World Mark 8:27-38 I never can read today’s passage from...

August 2015

August 25, 2015

A Case for the Revised Common Lectionary

I recently returned from a week at Preacher Camp. There are many things to recommend...

July 2015

July 20, 2015

You Can’t Be Serious

You Can’t Be Serious Disciples of Christ National Convention July 20, 2015 Isaiah 40:6-8 Good...

June 2015

June 21, 2015

The Hardest Question

The Hardest Question Mark 4:35-41 Anybody who has spent any amount of time around an...

June 07, 2015

Transformed by the Spirit

Transformed by the Spirit 2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1 Today we continue in the season after Pentecost, the...

June 01, 2015

Adopted by the Spirit

Adopted by the Spirit Romans 8:12-17 I was thinking on the subway the other day...

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