Sermons from February 2026

Ash Wednesday – 2/18/26 – Sermon for Ash Wednesday: memento mori

In the early 15th century, the monastic and mystic, Thomas À Kempis wrote a meditation on death:           “Very quickly our life here will end” he wrote. “ … In every word and deed, we must live our lives today as if we were to die tonight. … if we are not ready to die today, how will we be ready to die tomorrow? Tomorrow is not certain. We can’t even guarantee there will be a tomorrow.           “What does…

Epiphany 6 – 2/15/26 – The Light for the Road: From Mountaintop Glory to Everyday Faithfulness

Matthew 17:1-9 Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter and James and his brother John and led them up a high mountain, by themselves. And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became dazzling white. Suddenly there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, talking with him. Then Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here; if you wish, I will make three dwellings here, one for…

Epiphany 5 – 2/8/26 – The Full-Bodied Experience of God in Christ

Matthew 5:13-20 Jesus said, “You are the salt of the earth; but if salt has lost its taste, how can its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything, but is thrown out and trampled under foot. “You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hid. No one after lighting a lamp puts it under the bushel basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all in the house.…