4 Advent A—12/18/16 Isaiah 7:10-16; Psalm 80:1-7,17-19; Romans 1:1-7; Matthew 1:18-25 Pr. Scott Kramer So, how did you sleep last night? Over the past three weeks of Advent we’ve heard a lot about the need to be wakeful, and we hear it again today. Be alert! Be aware! Pay attention to the unexpected ways that God shows up among us! But there is value in sleep. We need sleep, right? And here, on the final Sunday in Advent, Joseph is sound asleep! How he was able to sleep I have no idea. He’d … [Read more...]
Saved to Save
3 Lent C—2/28/16 Isaiah 55:1-9; Psalm 63:1-8; 1 Corinthians 10:1-13; Luke 13:1-9 Pr. Scott Kramer Three weeks ago yesterday, on February 6th, at 4:00 in the morning, my wife and I were awakened by windows rattling and the building shaking. I looked at her and she said, “Earthquake”, and…we both fell back asleep! Maybe not the safest response to an earthquake (!) but the next morning we heard news that she was right. It was an earthquake—the same one you read about in the news--on the … [Read more...]
I Spy
Holy Trinity B—5/31/15 Isaiah 6:1-8; Psalm 29; Romans 8:12-17; John 3:1-17 Pr. Scott Kramer Funny the things we remember from childhood. I don’t remember much but for some reason I think of toys. Some of the first toys I remember were spy toys. Those of you of a certain age may remember decoder rings, invisible ink pens. One of my favorites was a toy gun from 1964. I didn’t know anything about the Cold War but I knew that I liked this spy gun. It looked like a portable transistor … [Read more...]
Saving the World
Holy Cross Day Numbers 21:4b-9; Psalm 98:1-4; 1 Corinthians 1:18-24; John 3:13-17 "For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish, but may have eternal life." If you’re a sports fan and you’re watching a game on TV you might have noticed over the past forty years as the camera pans the crowd there’s a sign that appears year after year, game after game. In the middle of thousands of people someone is holding a sign that says, … [Read more...]