Sermons on Isaiah
Waking Us Up
Thank God for faith cycles!
A little prophet shall lead them
It is that restored world that God promises through the words of the prophet
We Have Seen the Light – Believe It!
When the people looked back to the words of the prophets, they could often see their own time and situation, described in the prophetic vision.
Hope – Meditation
Maybe you too, like the author of Isaiah, have been so fed up with the world around you, the way things seem to be, that in complete exasperation you have shook your fist at the heavens and declared “Oh, that you would rip open the heavens and descend!”
Lighten our Darkness
The Season of Epiphany, which began on the 6th of January, is closely associated with the symbol of light, which is why we are using “This little light of mine” as our opening song until the beginning of Lent. Immortal, Invisible, the classic hymn we sang just a moment ago, also uses light as a central image. In doing so, Walter Smith, the lyricist, makes several references to a paradox – the fact that we need light in order to…
Emmanuel, God With Us
The story of Joseph, and his willingness to have his life upended in the service of love; to risk mockery and the disapproval of his mates as the cost of standing up for the vulnerable and unprotected; to put his whole life in the service of what God is trying to do in the world—this story is another invitation to us.
What Are We Waiting For?
Think of something you can do that lets you step out of practices that reinforce boundaries and privilege, and into practices that challenge those kinds of boundaries.
Creative Destruction
That transformed understanding of how God is active in the world will transform us ….