Easter sermons: During the COVID- 19 crisis, is it too soon to declare Christ’s victory over death?

April 12, 2020.Reading time 3 minutes.

“Christ is risen! He is risen indeed!” Jesus has come out of the grave but we cannot come out of our homes. We are told to stay home by local government officials. Eleven of Jesus’s disciples were hiding behind closed doors and this Easter, we are with them. We are not out in strong numbers, […]

Lament after Loss: Thinking about the victims of the mass shooting in Texas

November 7, 2017.Reading time 4 minutes.

On Sunday, there was another church massacre. This time in Sutherland Springs, Texas. While I was inviting my congregation to pray for the victims of the latest terror attack in New York City, another was occurring. Twenty- six people, many of them children, are among the dead. The number of persons killed is made worse by […]

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Easter sermons: During the COVID- 19 crisis, is it too soon to declare Christ’s victory over death?

Lament after Loss: Thinking about the victims of the mass shooting in Texas