Category Archives: Sunday Sermons

In the movie The Karate Kid, young Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) promises to do everything Mr. Miyagi tells him to do so he can learn karate. Rather than begin with kicks and punches, though, Mr. Miyagi has Daniel-san sand his floors, wax his cars, and paint his fence. Frustrated by the manual labor and apparentContinue reading “Sunday Sermon, 26 February”

Judgement Sunday It is remarkable that even today, after nearly 2000 years, just the mere mention of the name “Jesus” stirs up controversy. Add the opportunity to tell someone else how they should be spending their money, and, well, you get a Super Bowl commercial that prompts the kinds of conversation I’m not sure itsContinue reading “Sunday Sermon, 19 February”

My friend, Steven Christoforou, wrote a piece recently in which he asks the question “Do our lives only make sense in light of the crucified Christ? Or do our lives makes perfect sense without God?” and the question has been getting under my skin. What bothers me is he’s right, for most of us our lives wouldContinue reading “Sunday Sermon, 29 January 2023”

It has been said that it only takes one “Ah, NUTS!” moment to erase a thousand “Atta boys,” and it’s true that our more embarrassing moments tend to stick with us more than our triumphs. Just ask Bill Buckner. This tendency is observable from early in our lives when you think about high school. TheContinue reading “Sunday Sermon, 22 January 2023”

Looking for indicators of what they call a “climate crisis,” advocates for governmental action on climate change often claim that in recent decades natural storms and disasters have increased frequency and severity. Such talk always gets me thinking about the hurricanes and storms I have lived through. It occurred to me that natural disasters ofContinue reading “Sunday Sermon 9/18/22, The Sunday After the Elevation of the Holy Cross”

One of the saints commemorated today is a rather popular saint, St. Euphrosynos the Cook. You’ll find his icon in lots of Greek kitchens, and for good reason. He is a wonderful saint. If you have prepared meals for large groups of people, or even for just your own family, then you know how difficultContinue reading “Sunday Sermon 9/11/22, Sunday before the Elevation of the Holy Cross”