Listen to the sermon here.
Have you heard the story about Capt. Matt Clauer that has been circulating this week? Capt. Clauer was serving in Iraq last year when he got a frantic phone call from his wife, Mary. Together, they owned a $300,000 house, for which they had completely paid. Mary was calling because she [...]
Archive for the 'Parable' Category
Proper 10, Year C, 2010
11Jul10Proper 22, Year C, 2007
07Oct07I’d like all of you to turn your faces to the window and concentrate on the large tree between the church and the Marston La Rue House.
(Squeeze eyes)
Did it move? Well, let me try again.
(Squeeze eyes, grip podium)
Oh, well. I have to confess that every time I hear this passage, every time, I try to [...]
Proper 20, Year C, 2007
23Sep07Have you ever seen the Monty Python movie, Life of Brian? The movie is a very funny satire about a man named Brian who lived during the time of Jesus and gets mistaken as the Messiah. Though Jesus is not directly involved in the plot, there is a hilarious scene that takes place during the [...]
Proper 13, Year C, 2007
05Aug07Take care! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of possessions.
Matt was in Baltimore last weekend, for a weekend of watching Orioles’ baseball with his dad, in celebration of his father’s 60th birthday. On Matt’s way home Sunday, stuck in traffic on the beltway, [...]
Proper 10, Year C, 2007
15Jul07What is the answer to the meaning of life?
Throughout the centuries, philosophers have debated this question. Perhaps Douglas Adams says it best, in the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, when he tells us the answer is. . . 42. In this comedic, satirical piece of science fiction, a group of travelers go on a long [...]
