I don’t mind using the same picture two Sundays in a row, so I used this one again. As I mentioned at the beginning of today’s sermon, September in Lectionary Year B is almost wisdom month. There is nothing wrong with spending some time with the idea and reality of wisdom. I think the primary…
I quite like the picture for wisdom but I couldn’t find anything I liked for self-control so the second part of the sermon title doesn’t get a picture. Wisdom and self-control seem to go together but they sort of don’t too. This confusion, possibly only for me, makes this a tricky week to preach out…
This Sunday’s sermon is a little different. There was sufficient illness in the congregation so the decision was made to cancel the in-person service and go with a Zoom-only service. This means broadcasting from my home. This is not a particular difficulty; this is what we did for the COVID-19 pandemic. I mention this, not…