United Church of Santa FeSunday, August 31, 2025 LUKE 14.7-14 7 Ἔλεγεν δὲ πρὸς τοὺς κεκλημένους παραβολήν, ἐπέχων πῶς τὰς πρωτοκλισίας ἐξελέγοντο, λέγων πρὸς αὐτούς,8 Ὅταν κληθῇς ὑπό τινος εἰς γάμους, μὴ κατακλιθῇς εἰς τὴν πρωτοκλισίαν, μήποτε ἐντιμότερός σου ᾖ κεκλημένος ὑπ' αὐτοῦ,9 καὶ ἐλθὼν ὁ σὲ καὶ αὐτὸν καλέσας ἐρεῖ σοι, Δὸς τούτῳ τόπον, … Continue reading Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost
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Sixth Sunday after Pentecost
Sunday, July 20, 2025All Saints Lutheran ChurchRio Rancho, New Mexico A Tale of Three Women: (Sarah, Mary, and Martha) Genesis 18:1-10a The Lord appeared to Abraham by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat at the entrance of his tent in the heat of the day. He looked up and saw three men standing near … Continue reading Sixth Sunday after Pentecost
Sixth Sunday of Easter
Here Comes the Paraclete! Sunday, May 25, 2025 (Bethlehem Lutheran Church; Los Alamos, NM) JOHN 14.23-31 [Note: The Appointed Gospel text in the Lectionary for Easter 6 ends at verse 29. Why? The last two verses (30, 31) are not only precious, they are essential to the story. Thus, they are added for this Sermon. … Continue reading Sixth Sunday of Easter
Second Sunday of Easter (Bright Sunday/Holy Hilarity) Sermon #2
Sunday, April 27, 2025St. Luke Lutheran Church, Albuquerque, NM8.15 am Service PALM 118.14 - 29 14 The Lord is my strength and my song, and has become my salvation. 15 Shouts of rejoicing and salvation echo in the tents of the righteous: “The right hand of the Lord acts valiantly! 16 The right hand of the Lord is … Continue reading Second Sunday of Easter (Bright Sunday/Holy Hilarity) Sermon #2
The Fox in the Henhouse
Second Sunday in Lent (March 16, 2025)The United Church of Santa FeSanta Fe, NM Luke 13.31-35 31 Ἐν αὐτῇ τῇ ὥρᾳ προσῆλθάν τινες Φαρισαῖοι λέγοντες αὐτῷ, Ἔξελθε καὶ πορεύου ἐντεῦθεν, ὅτι Ἡρῴδης θέλει σε ἀποκτεῖναι.32 καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, Πορευθέντες εἴπατε τῇ ἀλώπεκι ταύτῃ, Ἰδοὺ ἐκβάλλω δαιμόνια καὶ ἰάσεις ἀποτελῶ σήμερον καὶ αὔριον, καὶ τῇ τρίτῃ … Continue reading The Fox in the Henhouse
The Sermon on the Plain: Part Two (Jesus’ State of the Union Address)
Sunday, February 23, 2025The Seventh Sunday after the Epiphany (Sexagesima)Bethlehem Lutheran ChurchLos Alamos, NM [NOTE: appointed readings follow the Sermon] EXCURSUS Once again, I begin with an Excursus. If last Sunday was Septuagesima (i.e. 70 days before Easter), then this Sunday is Sexagesima (60 days before Easter). And that means next Sunday will be Quinquagesima … Continue reading The Sermon on the Plain: Part Two (Jesus’ State of the Union Address)
Jesus, Mary and Joseph!*
Sunday, February 2, 2025Bethlehem Lutheran Church; Los Alamos, NM(* The phrase “Jesus, Mary, and Joseph!” is one with which I grew up, given the Irish Catholic Heritage of my sainted Great Grandmother. It is not a curse. It is an “exclamation” much like Mon Dieu! In French or perhaps Dunnerweder! in PA Deutsch.) NOTE: Greek … Continue reading Jesus, Mary and Joseph!*
Opening Our Eyes
Third Sunday after the EpiphanyJanuary 26, 2025United Church of Santa Fe; Santa Fe, NM Luke 4.14-18 14 Καὶ ὑπέστρεψεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἐν τῇ δυνάμει τοῦ πνεύματος εἰς τὴν Γαλιλαίαν. καὶ φήμη ἐξῆλθεν καθ' ὅλης τῆς περιχώρου περὶ αὐτοῦ.15 καὶ αὐτὸς ἐδίδασκεν ἐν ταῖς συναγωγαῖς αὐτῶν, δοξαζόμενος ὑπὸ πάντων.16 Καὶ ἦλθεν εἰς Ναζαρά, οὗ ἦν τεθραμμένος, … Continue reading Opening Our Eyes
What Does a Wedding and a BaptismHave in Common? (For Ada)*
SECOND SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY19 January 2025Bethlehem Lutheran Church; Los Alamos, NM*Ada Violet Bergren, daughter of Matt & Heather Bergren, on this day received the Sacrament of Holy Baptism. 1 Καὶ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῇ τρίτῃ γάμος ἐγένετο ἐν Κανὰ τῆς Γαλιλαίας, καὶ ἦν ἡ μήτηρ τοῦ Ἰησοῦ ἐκεῖ·2 ἐκλήθη δὲ καὶ ὁ Ἰησοῦς καὶ οἱ … Continue reading What Does a Wedding and a BaptismHave in Common? (For Ada)*
The Light Shines in the Darkness
And the Darkness did not overcome it Christmas Day (December 25, 2024)Bethlehem Lutheran Church; Los Alamos, NM John 1.1-14 1 Ἐν ἀρχῇ ἦν ὁ λόγος, καὶ ὁ λόγος ἦν πρὸς τὸν θεόν, καὶ θεὸς ἦν ὁ λόγος.2 οὗτος ἦν ἐν ἀρχῇ πρὸς τὸν θεόν.3 πάντα δι' αὐτοῦ ἐγένετο, καὶ χωρὶς αὐτοῦ ἐγένετο οὐδὲ ἕν. ὃ … Continue reading The Light Shines in the Darkness
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