Monthly Archives: June 2025
Sermon: Murder is not a biblical value
One side of the Hebrew Scriptures worships a violent and vicious tribal god. But throughout the Hebrew Scriptures is a second stream, with a God who cares as much for the stranger as for the Israelite. Continue reading
Sermon: Dear God, we pray for unity and peace
But as I write this Reflection, Israel and Iran are dropping bombs on each other, and there seems every likelihood that President Trump wants the USA to be involved. So today these readings seem to me to speak less about the need for unity among Christians, and more about the need for unity among human beings. Continue reading
Sermon: International, multicultural, multilingual communities
When Peter receives his vision and Paul is sent to the Gentiles, the church becomes an international, multicultural, multilingual community. Pentecost tells us that even before Gentiles were involved, the Jesus movement understood Judaism to be an international, multicultural, multilingual community. Continue reading
Sermon: Universalism means universal love
That light so lovely is God’s invitation to everyone, God’s intention for the whole world to experience justice and live in peace. Because we know that the grace of Jesus Christ is for all people, we also know that as Christians we cannot care only about those closest to us, only about those who look like us, only about those who share our race, our faith, or our nationality. Continue reading
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