Tag: Proper 14A
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A Reaching Out Kind Of Faith – A Sermon On Matthew 14:22-33
“Just have faith.” “Get more faith.” “You need a stronger faith.” You’ve heard those kind of things, right? Maybe you’ve said or thought them to yourself. I think that’s often how we hear Jesus’ question to Peter in today’s gospel (Matthew 14:22-33).“You of little faith, why did you doubt?” The implication is that if Peter Read more
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Facing Our Ghosts – A Sermon On Matthew 14:22-33
The miracle, the good news, the hope for every one of us, is that sometimes Jesus comes to us disguised as a ghost. The ghost the disciples see and the Jesus they can’t see are two sides of the same thing, a holy ghost, a life giving ghost. The ghost that frightened them also carried… Read more
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I Look At Charlottesville And I Am Afraid – A Sermon on Matthew 14:22-33
The boat of our life is far from land right now. The night is dark, the waves are high, and the wind is strong. There is every reason to be afraid but I don’t want to live in fear and I don’t want you to either. I want us to see the light that shines… Read more
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No Fear – A Sermon on Matthew 14:22-33
“And they cried out in fear” (Matthew 14:22-32, Proper 14A). When I was a kid the door to the stairway going upstairs at my grandmother’s house was always kept closed. It was never left open and rarely did anyone go up there. I never asked my grandmother about that. I didn’t need to. I had Read more
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Keep Your Hands and Feet Inside the Boat – A Sermon on Matthew 14:22-32, Proper 14A
The collect and readings for the Ninth Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 14A, may be found here. The appointed gospel is Matthew 14:22-33. Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds. And after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up the mountain Read more
Interrupting the Silence 