gospel of matthew

Sermon from 9/7: Conflict and Love

Sermon for September 7, 2014 at The Clare
Proper 18 Year A
Ezekiel 33:7-11, Romans 13:8-14, Matthew 18:15-20

Click here to see the lectionary readings.

We have in our lessons today two concepts that may appear, at first, to be in contradiction with one another: love and conflict.

In his letter, Paul tells the church in Rome that it is now the moment for them to wake from sleep. They are called to love one another with a love that fulfills the law that they know from their Israelite heritage.

(more…)

By Maggie, ago

Sermon from 8/3: The Five Loaves and Two Fish

Here is the sermon I preached at The Clare this morning on the feeding of the five thousand found in Matthew. You can get the readings here.

—

One of my favorite made-up words in the English Language is the word hangry.

I love this word because it is a simple smushing of two words together, which–when combined–perfectly describe a state of being that is both hungry and angry, and yet a phenomenon all of its own.

(more…)

By Maggie, ago