Linda Loving preached on Sunday, and wonderful preaching it was indeed. Since sermons come week after week and one after the other, this little time off gave me a chance to find my breath. Free of another sermon deadline my mind went where my free time has gone, with New Mexicans to Prevent Gun Violence. […]

God speaks through Jeremiah to a devastated and disheartened Israel. Jerusalem is under siege, terror reigns, thousands have died, hope is gone. “Surely the days are coming . . . when I will execute justice and righteousness in the land.” God, are you really sure? I daresay the world has not seen much justice and […]

As I prepare for a sermon each week ideas bubble up at odd times and in strange places. Seldom do they arrive neatly at my office desk. Sometimes they are even a few days late. Thus I begin a weekly blog called Tuesday Sermons, a collection of thoughts that were slow in coming or said […]