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September 2018

September 04, 2018

So that You May Live: Staying Present In an Age of Despair

How can we stay present to what’s happening in the world without giving in to...

August 2018

August 27, 2018

The Day St. Francis Came to Preach

St. Francis is one of the most beloved saints. But who was he and how...

May 2018

May 16, 2018

The Day My Mother Introduced Me to Jesus

How can you trust in God when bad things happen in your life? Rev. Adam...

March 2018

March 14, 2018

Sermon: It Is Hard to Look at the Poisonous Serpent Particularly When He Is Us

If we think of the poisonous serpents as humans in rivalry leading to violence and...

March 07, 2018

Sermon: The Temple Becomes a Person

Jesus is the new temple. Instead of allowing us to believe God is wrathful and...

February 2018

February 21, 2018

Jesus Came to be Baptized: The Nonviolence of God

The truth is with the heavens torn apart, a dove descends, not a drone or...

February 12, 2018

Sermon: You Can’t Stay on the Mountain: Jesus and Mystical Experiences

Mystical experiences are often shunned in the modern world, but can they actually teach us...

November 2017

November 27, 2017

Sheep, Goats, and Moving through Hell

The United States is being judged. We may be a nation that is a goat...

November 15, 2017

Sermon: Extra Oil for the Wait

Maybe the kingdom of heaven is the awareness that the game is over and everybody...

November 13, 2017

Sermon: The Virtue of Being Foolish

The following is a sermon I preached on November 12 at Clackamas United Church of...

November 10, 2017

Sermon: Saints!

Jesus’ values include blessings and fullness of life for everyone. The anti-Jesus values have rewards...

October 2017

October 27, 2017

Sermon: Jesus, Who Rescues Us from the Wrath That Is Coming, Constantly Coming!

If we imitate Jesus we will move in a different direction than if we imitate...

October 11, 2017

Sermon: Capable of Producing Fruit

God allows them to kill his son, with the son’s full agreement, and then forgives them...

September 2017

September 20, 2017

Sermon: Double Knowing – On Stumbling Blocks and Forgiveness

"Maybe the kingdom of heaven is a place where all recognize themselves as those who...

September 07, 2017

Sermon: Steeped in Mystery

Pastors have a frequent question when they begin to discover mimetic theory. “That’s great. But how...

August 2017

August 16, 2017

Sermon: The Disciples’ Conclusion: Jesus Must Be God’s Son!

Pastors have a frequent question when they begin to discover mimetic theory. “That’s great. But how...

June 2017

June 08, 2017

Sermon: The Last and Most Important Day of the Festival

Year A, The Day of Pentecost June 4th, 2017 John 7:37-39 Rev. Tom Truby The...

May 2017

May 18, 2017

Sermon: Mother’s Milk and Rejected Stones

Year A, Easter 5 May 14th, 2017 1 Peter 2:1-10 Mother’s Milk and Rejected Stones...

May 11, 2017

God the Shepherd Is Un-ambivalently For Us

Year A, 4th Sunday of Easter John 10:1-10 By Rev. Tom Truby God the Shepherd...

April 2017

April 27, 2017

Sermon: Will We Forgive?

Pastors have a frequent question when they begin to discover mimetic theory. “That’s great. But how...

March 2017

March 29, 2017

Wednesday Sermon: Daytime Sight Made Possible

Pastors have a frequent question when they begin to discover mimetic theory. “That’s great. But how...

January 2017

January 25, 2017

Wednesday Sermon: Caught in the Net of Love

Pastors have a frequent question when they begin to discover mimetic theory. “That’s great. But how...

January 04, 2017

Wednesday Sermon: Get Up and Embrace the Future Unafraid!

Pastors have a frequent question when they begin to discover mimetic theory. “That’s great. But how...

December 2016

December 07, 2016

Wednesday Sermon: A New Fire!

Pastors have a frequent question when they begin to discover mimetic theory. “That’s great. But how...

December 05, 2016

Christian Rebels: Jesus, Politics, and a World Without Hate

(Below is the sermon I preached at the Lake Oswego United Church of Christ for...

November 2016

November 30, 2016

Wednesday Sermon: Build Your Ark!

Pastors have a frequent question when they begin to discover mimetic theory. “That’s great. But how...

October 2016

October 12, 2016

Wednesday Sermon: One Embraced a New Way of Living!

Pastors have a frequent question when they begin to discover mimetic theory. “That’s great. But how...

October 05, 2016

Wednesday Sermon: The Power of Forgiveness

Pastors have a frequent question when they begin to discover mimetic theory. “That’s great. But how...

September 2016

September 14, 2016

Wednesday Sermon: Joy Breaks Out!

Pastors have a frequent question when they begin to discover mimetic theory. “That’s great. But how...

August 2016

August 10, 2016

Wednesday Sermon: The Human One Is Coming!

Pastors have a frequent question when they begin to discover mimetic theory. “That’s great. But how...

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