Interrupting the Silence

Tag: Proper 23A

  • What Are Your Go To Idols These Days? – A Sermon On Exodus 32:1-14

    What Are Your Go To Idols These Days? – A Sermon On Exodus 32:1-14

    “Come make gods for us,” the people say to Aaron in today’s Old Testament lesson (Exodus 32:1-14). They give Aaron all their gold and he casts an image of a calf – the golden calf.  So what are your go to idols these days? Here’s why I ask that question. I don’t think we intend Read more

  • There’s Got To Be More Than This – A Sermon On Matthew 22:1-14

    There’s Got To Be More Than This – A Sermon On Matthew 22:1-14

    If what we hear in today’s gospel (Matthew 22:1-14) is really what the kingdom of heaven is like, then I’m not interested. Who needs God’s kingdom – at least as Jesus describes it today – when we already have more than enough leaders throughout the world who are abusing their power, when violence is perpetrated… Read more

  • An Open Invitation – A Sermon on Matthew 22:1-14

    An Open Invitation – A Sermon on Matthew 22:1-14

    My first year in seminary we had a church history professor who would say the most outrageous things. He was funny. He was sarcastic. He was sometimes offensive and he was always challenging. You just never knew what to expect or what he might say next. After a particularly outrageous comment he would look at Read more