It was kind of a crazy but good week around the church here. Susan was busy and I was busy too. Thanks to Susan, Faith, Chris and        ...

SOCIAL ISSUES World Trade Center Sermon September 16, 2001 Psalm 46  Like so many of you, the disaster this week has left me shocked and...

SERMON July 8, 2001 Matthew 6:25-34 One of the primary recurring themes in the scriptures is about the creative power of God  beginning...

John 14 May 5, 2002   As we come to the Lord’s Table today, we certainly are diverse aren’t we? We’re diverse racially, culturally,...

Dec 9, 2001 Scriptures   Matthew 3:1-12 I did something this week which I haven’t done before in exactly the same way. One morning in my...

God knows Mary got a dose of the real world didn’t she? First she went through all the fear and uncertainty of being an unwed mother. And...

Sept 10, 2006     Remarks about vacation   Remarks about Susan Sparks, your new Pastor Elect   Now, to my brief sermon for the day.   On...

October 28, 2001    October 29, 2006 Jeremiah 1:4-10      Readings from Luke and Acts I hope that you will humor me this morning. I want...

(After the WTC disaster) October 7, 2001 Acts  After Jesus crucifixion things looked bleak for the disciples. They believed that Jesus...

If you listen to me preach often, occasionally you have to hear me talk about the ‘good old days’ This morning I’ll tell you a little...

10/22/00 “OUR EYES ON THE STARS”   Joel 2:21-29                            (Words to Ruby Tuesday… There’s no time to lose I heard her...

"Loving Our Neighbors" Mark 12:28-34 November 5, 2000   The Christian church has brought so much healing and hope into the world through...

March 19, 2006   In Mark 1 we have the account of Jesus walking by the Sea of Galilee and saying “Follow me” to Peter, Andrew, James and...

JOY-PERSONAL THOUGHTS last sermon MABC SERMON December 24, 2006 Well, today, this 4th Sunday in Advent we’re going to focus on the...

December 5, 2004 Scriptures: Do you remember the song which John Lennon wrote called Imagine ? It’s one of the most popular Beatle...

John 3:14-21 Lent IV   March 30, 2003       FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD THAT HE GAVE HIS ONLY SON.      LENTEN BANNER     CONVERSION...

February 12, 2006 Mark 1:9-11, 16-20 I’ve never told you much about my days as a Cadet Chaplain at West Point. And maybe, one of the...

SOCIAL ISSUES Dr King, Jesus and Huck Finn January 20, 2002 John 4:1-9 As I was thinking about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Sunday, I...

Acts 2 October 12, 2003     OK, now that Ahnold is governor, how do you think he will do out there in California? It’s all pretty amazing...

May 20, 2001 Mark 14: 3-9 Especially when I was younger, I had a tendency to put undesirable things off. If I had several tasks  to do, I...