I grew up in the era of the “BuzzFeed quiz.” In High School, as we wrestled with our place in the world and the anxieties of our various social circles, amid all that uncertainty, teenage angst, and worry about whether we were becoming who we were meant to be, millennials

Made Alive · Sermon - 05/27/2023 Come, Holy Spirit, come! Sometimes, it can feel like the third article of the Apostles' Creed is like a grab bag of Sunday School topics – a sort of junk drawer of Christian beliefs. The Holy Christian Church, the forgiveness of sin, the

Made Alive · Sermon - 03/18/2023 We’re told the man in our gospel reading was “blind from birth.” But, when Jesus spread mud in his eyes, he now had two things preventing him from seeing: First, he suffered from a lifelong disease, but second, even if his eyes

Made Alive · Sermon - 01/15/2023 We have arrived again in what is sometimes called “Ordinary Time”– and what our tradition calls “the epiphany season.” The liturgical color is green, and like the later green season after Pentecost, we are invited to cultivate and grow our understanding of Jesus.

Made Alive · Sermon - 11/13/22 It’s the second to last Sunday before Advent begins. Advent, as you might know, is the beginning of our church year. We will again prepare our hearts to receive our promised Messiah, who will meet us in Bethlehem, and we’ll read

Made Alive · Sermon - 10/29/22 Jesus proclaims in today’s gospel reading, “If the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.”, but if I’m honest, much of the time, I feel pretty trapped. Perhaps you have felt this way. It’s obvious that our world