"Peace Like A River" Tagged Sermons
Great Love for God & Neighbor
John’s Gospel doesn’t begin with a temptation story but instead opens Jesus’ ministry with a wedding miracle, a miracle Jesus enacted seemingly for the sole purpose of expanding joy by keeping the good vibes flowing (literally). It may feel a bit lavish to start the season of Lent with a wedding banquet, but the good news begins with joy. This week we focus on the subversive and playful nature of the good news. The kin-dom of heaven is so good…
Necessary Disorder
This week we take our fifth step along the path of the prophetic tradition. Richard Rohr suggests that the work of the prophet often includes creating a holy disorder to disrupt a dominant unjust order. So, as we travel along the path of the prophetic tradition, the goal is to dis-order and disrupt things just enough that a new just and merciful order can emerge. As Rohr suggests: Reforms rarely move directly from the existing order to a new order…
