July 17, 2016 Peg Weissbrod
July 10, 2016 Peg Weissbrod
Today’s sermon is a story of God’s faithfulness to us across space and time through the words of scripture. To be honest with you, I thought a lot about throwing this sermon in the trash. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Deuteronomy 30:6-10; bible, equipped, history, justice, love, suffering, trustJuly 3, 2016 Peg Weissbrod
Happy Independence Day weekend! Nothing says celebration like a good Bible story about a leper! By now you probably know enough about my preaching style to know that I’m going to have to unpack this story. It’s a richly evocative one that invites us to find ourselves and God in the telling. So here goes… Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: 2 Kings, bondage of self, communion, cured, dependence, expectations, grace, healing, humble, Independence Day, justice, leprosy, made whole, Naaman, suffering, woundednessJune 26, 2016 Peg Weissbrod
To me, who is not a theologian, this text sounded pretty simple: bodies bad, spirit good. But this is what I want to say to you today: I do not know how to give or get the fruits of the spirit without my body.
Did you know that there are 100,000 miles of blood vessels inside your body? That every day your heart creates enough energy to drive a truck for 20 miles? Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: beauty, body, fruits of the Spirit, Spirit, works of the fleshJune 19, 2016 Peg Weissbrod
You’re an Indians fan? Child of God. Heights fan? Child of God. Golden State fan? Child of God.
This morning, we read the scripture from the CEB, or Common English Bible translation. That translation has around a 7th grade reading level. In comparison, the NRSV Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: child of god, Galatians 3, teamJune 12, 2016 Peg Weissbrod
What would life be like if we didn’t have to think or talk about sin? Why don’t we just blithely live our lives and not burden ourselves with all that negative talk about sin? Because God wants to crack open the hard shells, resistances, and judgments that stand in the way of the abundant life for which we were created.
In her little book, Speaking of Sin, Barbara Brown Taylor tells the story of an Eskimo hunter who went to see the local missionary who had been preaching in his village. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: abundance, faith, forgiveness, harlot, judgment, Luke 7, pharisee, witnessJune 5, 2016 Peg Weissbrod
I don’t doubt for a moment that Jesus brought the son of the widow of Nain back to life. Jesus was reported to be a wonder worker, a healer – and the gospels relate several occasions when Jesus brought a dead person back to life. After all, our Christian faith’s foundation is resurrection. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Back in Business, change the world, communion, community, compassion, criticism, cynicism, hope, life-giving, Luke 7, mission, no commitment, power, prophetic, resurrection, truthMay 29, 2016 Peg Weissbrod
I learned a lot about community these past couple of weeks. In response to the death of my father my mother was swept up in this communal show of support and affection. Circles of friends from old neighborhoods; former fellow church members at New York Avenue Presbyterian Church, First Church Arlington and current members of the Village Church at Greenspring – calls, notes, visits, food, invites to dinner. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Brueggemann, common humanity, community, create community, death, dying, faith, Hebrews 12:1-2, Kingdom of God, stewardship, together, widow warriorsMay 22, 2016 Peg Weissbrod
One of my mentors at Yale Divinity School used to remind me that the old English word “parson” is an apt way to think of a priestly vocation. The word derives from the Scottish word for person and it’s helpful to remember that clergy are just people. We’re not superheroes, we’re not perfect (a fact that has surely not escaped your notice) and we don’t have all the answers. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Advocate, brokenness, encouragement, fear, Holy Spirit, John 14, limitationsSerenity Prayer, loss, not as the world gives, pain, peace, support, Trinity Sunday, worldMay 15, 2016 Peg Weissbrod
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