Jesus: One-on-One
December 14, 2025
3rd Sunday of Advent Year A
Matthew 11:2-11
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(The second link below includes both the scripture reading and the Sermon.)
1 Doris Kearns Goodwin, “Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln” (New York:
Simon & Schuster, 2006), Audio book.
2 N.T. Wright, quoted in an article by Leah MarieAnn Klett, “NT Wright: Western Christians
have misread Heaven, the End Times, spiritual warfare,” The Christian Post, Dec. 2, 2025.
Accessed 12/12/2025: https://www.christianpost.com/books/nt-wright-why-western-
christians-have-misread-heaven.html
Advent Hope 2.0
December 7, 2025
2nd Sunday of Advent Year A
Isaiah 11:1-10; Romans 15:4-13; Matthew 3:1-12
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(The second link below includes both the scripture reading and the Sermon.)
1) Sean Winter, Fran Barber, Robyn Whitaker, “Episode A102 Advent 2: Isaiah 11:1-10 with
Sean Winter,” By the Well Podcast, November 24, 2019. Accessed 12/05/2025:
https://bythewell.com.au/episodes/a102-advent-2-isaiah-111-10-with-sean-winter
2) Robert C. Wright, “Not Optimism,” For Faith: A Weekly devotional from Bishop Rob Wright,
Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta, December 5, 2025, Accessed 12/05/2025:
https://episcopalatlanta.org/for-faith/not-optimism/.
3) Fleming Rutledge, “God’s Cut-and-Fill Operation,” Advent: The Once and Future
Coming of Jesus Christ. Eerdmans, 2018, Kindle edition, Page 291, Location 5503
iv Ibid. Page 292, Location 5516.
Right Relationships
October 26, 2025
20th Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 25 – Year C
Luke 18:9-14
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Amy-Jill Levine, “The Pharisee and the Tax Collector,” Short Stories by Jesus: The Enigmatic
Parables of a Controversial Rabbi, Harper One (New York: 2014), 189-194, 210.
The Grateful Samaritan
October 12, 2025
18th Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 23 – Year C
Luke 17:11-19
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(The second link below includes both the scripture reading and the Sermon.)
1 Amy-Jill Levine and Ben Witherington III, “Ten Healed from Leprosy,” The Gospel of Luke,
Cambridge University Press (Cambridge: 2018), 472.
2 Brene Brown, “On Relationship between Joy and Gratitude,” Well Being Series, Earl E.
Bakken Center for Spirituality & Healing.
https://youtu.be/2IjSHUc7TXM?si=OG_xebVccU3aF8iW Accessed 10/10/2025.
3 Brother David Steindl-Rast, “Quotes” on Goodreads: Book Reviews, goodreads.com,
accessed 10/11/2025.
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