A32: The Fourth Sunday after Pentecost, Year A (2017)
June 25, 2017
Rev. Rachel May takes on that difficult saying of Jesus, “Whoever welcomes you welcomes me” (Matthew 10:40-42), and especially the idea that those who welcome his disciples will be “rewarded.” What? Does Jesus have a...
A12: The Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany, Year A (2017)
February 3, 2017
Rev. Rachel May preaches a sermon called “Deal with It,” based on Matthew 5:21-37. May struggles with the prohibition against “swearing falsely,” and finds in it–and in murder, adultery, and divorce–an unwillingness to deal with...
A03: The Third Sunday of Advent, Year A (2016)
December 2, 2016
Rev. Rachel May re-draws the traditional picture of Mary in this sermon from Luke 1:46b-55, the alternate Gospel reading for this Sunday. There’s Mary, singing her heart out in “the Magnificat.” There’s Elizabeth, cheering her...
C43: The Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Year C (2016)
September 9, 2016
Rev. Rachel May dares to ask the question of how we read biblical texts. She wonders if we have been mis-reading the parable of the “Dishonest Manager” from Luke 16:1-13 all these years. Could we...
C36: The Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost, Year C (2016)
July 16, 2016
“What If Everyone Did That?” is a children’s book that Rev. Rachel May uses for her children’s time on the parable of the Rich Fool from Luke 12:13-21. You might wonder how this relates to...