SERMON ON JOHN 9:1-41

Lent 1977 irrevocably changed my life forever. I watched the TV miniseries “Jesus of Nazareth”. In this one scene, the Roman soldiers came through a Jewish town killing and stealing. A man throws himself down onto the dirty street, crying out to God, “How long, O...

SERMON ON JOHN 2:13-25

One of my favorite movies is “Oh God” from 1977. God appears as a kindly old man (played by George Burns) to an assistant grocery store manager named Jerry Landers (played by John Denver). God tells Jerry He has chosen him to be His messenger to a world that has grown...

SERMON ON THE TRANSFIGURATION

I have been wearing glasses since I was twelve years old. The first time I wore them in public was traumatic. Kids in school made fun of me. On top of the chubby and big ears snarky slurs, now they added one more – “four eyes”. But I didn’t care because I could...