And then he, our Lord, our Redeemer and friend, the Beloved Son of God, dies. He expires. He breathes his last. Literally “breathed out his spirit.” In one last act of compassion, Jesus, in his death as the world in cruelty murders him, breathes out his spirit, his life, on us. He gives his life to us even as we put him to death.
“Believing Is Seeing”
A sermon on Mark 10:46-52preached at the Reformed Church of Port Ewen, New Yorkon the Fourth Sunday of Lent 2021 On the surface of it, we have a rather mundane story. Jesus and his disciples are on their way to Jerusalem. The real action — the drama of the arrest, trial, suffering, and crucifixion of …
Christ In the Winepress
A sermon on Isaiah 63preached at the Reformed Church of Port Ewen, New Yorkon the Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost 2020 Our passage this morning begins with a terrifying and troubling image. The prophet asks: “Who is this that comes from Edom, from Bozrah in garments stained crimson?” We are unsettled to discover it is the …
The Lover’s Dogged Pursuit
A sermon on Isaiah 62 preached at the Reformed Church of Port Ewen, New York on the Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost 2020 Do you remember that first time you fell in love? You saw him from across the library at college. You watched her as she made her way to your table to take your …
Thou Art Lightning and Love 