Sermon for the Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost (Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time)Sunday, September 24, 2023 Matthew 20.1-16 ‘For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire labourers for his vineyard. 2After agreeing with the labourers for the usual daily wage, he sent them into his vineyard. … Continue reading GRACE FROM THE VINEYARD

Sunday, August 27, 2023 "You are Christos — You are Petros" Matthew 16.13-2013Ἐλθὼν δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἰς τὰ μέρη Καισαρείας τῆς Φιλίππου ἠρώτα τοὺς μαθητὰς αὐτοῦ λέγων, Τίνα λέγουσιν οἱ ἄνθρωποι εἶναι τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου; 14οἱ δὲ εἶπαν, Οἱ μὲν Ἰωάννην τὸν βαπτιστήν, ἄλλοι δὲ Ἠλίαν, ἕτεροι δὲ Ἰερεμίαν ἢ ἕνα τῶν προφητῶν. 15λέγει … Continue reading Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Sunday, August 6, 2023 (The United Church of Christ; Santa Fe, New Mexico) PRELUDE I am very honoured to be your presiding and preaching pastor this morning in the absence of Rev. Talitha who was in Chicago yesterday at the memorial service for the beloved Rev. Betsy Beuschel. Let us pray: O God our creator … Continue reading God’s Mighty Word Proclaimed with Power and Conviction

Sermon # 2 for Pentecost VI (Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time)Sunday, 9 July 2023 (10.30 am)Saint Luke Lutheran Church; Albuquerque, NM Matthew 11.16-19 [20-24] 25-30 [Greek and English text follows the Sermon] Easy Yoke, Light Burden! + In nomine Domini. Amen. Today’s Sermon is about words. According to the Gospel Storyteller, Matthew, Jesus says to … Continue reading EASY YOKE, LIGHT BURDEN

Sermon # 2 for Pentecost VI (Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time)Sunday, 9 July 2023 (10.30 am)Saint Luke Lutheran Church; Albuquerque, NM Matthew 11.16-19 [20-24] 25-30 [Greek and English text follows the Sermon] Easy Yoke, Light Burden! + In nomine Domini. Amen. Today’s Sermon is about words. According to the Gospel Storyteller, Matthew, Jesus says to … Continue reading EASY YOKE, LIGHT BURDEN

Sermon # 1 for Pentecost VI (Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time)Sunday, 9 July 2023 (8.15 am)Saint Luke Lutheran Church; Albuquerque, NM Matthew 11.16-19 [20-24] 25-30 [Greek and English text follows the Sermon] + In nomine Domini. Amen. Preparing for this Sunday, I recalled the time when I served here at St. Luke’s as Associate Pastor. … Continue reading OY!

Sunday, April 30, 2023The United Church of Santa FeSanta Fe, New Mexico I had the honour of presiding and preaching at the Services in the absence of The Rev. Talitha Arnold, Minister of United Church. The text following is as it was printed in the Bulletin. The Greek will be found at the end of … Continue reading Fourth Sunday of Easter

Sunday, February 12, 2023Bethlehem Lutheran ChurchLos Alamos, NM Our Common Lectionary provides this Gospel Text for this Sunday in English, following the excellent translation found in the: New Revised Standard Version of the Bible. However, I find the following text in English (by Eugene H. Peterson of Blessed Memory) an incredible and insightful translation from … Continue reading Sixth Sunday of Epiphany

Sunday, 22 January 2023The United Church of Santa Fe The Greek Text and English translation may be found at the end of the Sermon. + In nomine Domini. Amen. If you happen to be in Israel and place your feet on the edge of the shore of the northern end of the Sea of Galilee, … Continue reading A New Kind of Fishing

Advent III Bethlehem Lutheran ChurchLos Alamos, NMSunday, 11 December 2022 Matthew 11.2-11 2Ὁ δὲ Ἰωάννης ἀκούσας ἐν τῷ δεσμωτηρίῳ τὰ ἔργα τοῦ Χριστοῦ πέμψας διὰ τῶν μαθητῶν αὐτοῦ 3εἶπεν αὐτῷ, Σὺ εἶ ὁ ἐρχόμενος ἢ ἕτερον προσδοκῶμεν; 4καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, Πορευθέντες ἀπαγγείλατε Ἰωάννῃ ἃ ἀκούετε καὶ βλέπετε: 5τυφλοὶ ἀναβλέπουσιν καὶ χωλοὶ περιπατοῦσιν, … Continue reading The Dorian Mode, John the Baptist,and Jesus