“Blessings or … Spoils?” (A44: Proper 21)
Ezekiel 18:1-4,25-32; Psalm 25:1-9; Philippians 2:1-13; Matthew 21:23-32 Freemyer interprets Matthew 21:23-32 as a confrontation between Jesus and religious elites who protect power through hypocrisy. Freemyer’s s sermon contrasts those who claim righteousness but refuse...
A Plywood Time Machine?
Dr. Rolf Jacobson, Professor of Old Testament at Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota, and one of the “stars” of the Sermon Brainwave podcast, preaches a sermon on the Ten Commandments from Exodus 20:1-17. “It’s impossible...
A13: Transfiguration Sunday, Year A (2020)
Today is Transfiguration Sunday, a turning point from the season of Epiphany, characterized by light and revelation, to the season of Lent, a season of repentance, as we journey to the cross with Jesus. Listen...
C45: The Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost, Year C (2019)
Can you find the book of Habakkuk in your Bible? Can you use it as a Scrabble word? (those “K’s” are worth 5 points apiece!). It is an often-overlooked book, and yet the Word of...
B47: The Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost, Year B (2018)
The Rev. Jason Micheli is the Pastor of Annandale United Methodist Church in Annandale, Virginia. But don’t let that distinguished title fool you. He is also the mind behind the “Tamed Cynic” blog and the...