Sermons with Reverend Killjoy

19th Sunday after Pentecost, Lectionary Year A When Jacob wrestles with God, an entire people gain a new identity. What biblical stories teach us who we are, and show us where God wants us to go?

Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Lectionary Year C God miraculously heals Naaman of his leprosy, and it gives us a lot to talk about.

Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Lectionary Year C Luke 16:1-13 Jesus follows his confusing parable about the "dishonest manager" with the much simpler declaration, "You cannot serve God and wealth." How can this clear instruction help us see the manager as a model for our own relationship with money?

Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Lectionary Year C Luke 14:25-33 How do we count the cost when following Jesus?

Ninth Sunday after Pentecost, Lectionary Year C Genesis 15:1-6 God's promise to Abraham is such good news, then and now.

Eighth Sunday after Pentecost, Lectionary Year C Luke 12:13-21 Gun violence. White supremacy. My sermon preparation on money as idolatry did a surprisingly good job of preparing me for the new sermon I had to write on Sunday morning.

Fifth Sunday after Pentecost, Lectionary Year C Luke 10:25-37 How do YOU think we talked about the Good Samaritan story in the context of current news about separated families, ICE raids, and concentration camps?

Fourth Sunday after Pentecost, Lectionary Year C Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 Jesus sent his seventy disciples ahead of him, to prepare his way and proclaim the Realm of God, equipping them only with trust in God and in people.

Second Sunday after Pentecost, Lectionary Year C Luke 8:26-39 The United States government is keeping children in cages at our Southern border, tearing families apart and inflicting untold horror on children as a coercive deterrent to convince other Central American families not to seek asylum here. The gospel of Jesus Christ stands in opposition to this cruel, normalized evil.

Holy Trinity, Lectionary Year C Psalm 8 What do we know about God? What does God know about us?

Pentecost, Lectionary Year B Acts 2:1-21 The Holy Spirit is doing things, right now, today. Pentecost is still happening, if we have eyes to see it.

Seventh Sunday of Easter, Lectionary Year C Revelation 22:12-14, 16-17, 20-21 Today's lesson from Revelation includes the last words of the last book in the Bible. What can this ending teach us about the overarching story of the Bible?

Sixth Sunday of Easter, Lectionary Year C Revelation 21:10, 22—22:5 Revelation! Last week's sermon promised that the this week's sermon would help dig us out of the mess of being people trying to follow Jesus in a world of violence and cruelty. No better place to find God's good news for us than these final chapters of Revelation.

Fifth Sunday of Easter, Lectionary Year C John 13:31-35 Love one another. In this world? Really?

Fourth Sunday of Easter, Lectionary Year C Acts 9:36-43 Today we talked about Tabitha's faithful witness, and about the women in our church and in our lives that have shaped our faith.

Third Sunday of Easter, Lectionary Year C Acts 9:1-20, John 21.1-19 Paul was Saul, and Peter was Simon. What does it mean to have a new identity in light of the resurrection of Jesus?

Second Sunday of Easter, Lectionary Year C John 20:19-31 Another week, another terrorist attack on a house of worship. Anti-Semitism has a long history among white Christians, as white Christians we must do more to stop anti-Semitism long before it leads to violence and death. What can our Gospel story of Jesus' appearances to the disciples tell us about how to face this situation?

Resurrection of Our Lord: Easter Sunday Luke 24:1-12 Jesus is risen! The women and other disciples who first heard this good news did not react with the same enthusiasm we express today. What can we learn from their response on that first Easter morning?

Maundy Thursday John 13:1-17, 31b-35 What does foot washing have to do with the new commandment Jesus gives his disciples?

Sunday of the Passion / Palm Sunday, Lectionary Year C Luke 23 We read Luke's version of Jesus' passion story in parts, with voices split among the assembly. This is our story because Jesus has made his story our story.

Fifth Sunday of Lent, Lectionary Year C John 12:1-8 Mary uses her hair to wash Jesus' feet with an unreasonable amount of expensive perfume. Why did she do this? Was it as strange to them as it sounds to us?

Fourth Sunday of Lent, Lectionary Year C 2 Corinthians 5:16-21 In Jesus Christ, God makes all this new. What does this look like in our lives? What does this mean for the church?

Second Sunday of Lent, Lectionary Year C Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18; Luke 13:31-35 God's promise to Abram in Genesis 15 is one of the great moments in the history of God's people. Unfortunately this week we could not talk about God's promise without reference to the mosque attacks in Christchurch, New Zealand, and about the American-born white supremacy that inspired those attacks. How do we hear God'...

Ash Wednesday Isaiah 58:1-12 We have much repentance to do. And remember what God can do with a broken vessel.

Transfiguration of Our Lord, Lectionary Year C Luke 9:28-43a How do we see God's glory in the Transfiguration? How do we see God's glory in Jesus' healing of a child? How do we see God's glory today?