Sowing God-Stories
July 16, 2023
Church of the Servant
7th Sunday after Pentecost Proper 10 - Year A Matthew 13:1-9,18-23 Click the Audio Link below to hear the Sermon (The second link below includes both the scripture reading and the Sermon.)




Sources:
- William Miller, The Gospel According to Sam: Animal Stories for the Soul, Seabury Books, (New York: 2005), p. xii.
It’s Harvesting Time
July 2, 2023
Church of the Servant
5th Sunday after Pentecost Proper 8 - Year A Matthew 10:40-42 Click the Audio Link below to hear the Sermon (The second link below includes both the scripture reading and the Sermon.)





Sources:
- Dr. Emilie Townes, Theological Perspective of Matthew 10:24-39 & Matthew 40-42. Feasting on the Word: Year A, Volume 3: Pentecost and Season after Pentecost 1 (Propers 3-16) (Feasting on the Word: Year A volume), editors: Bartlett, David L., and Taylor, Barbara Brown. Presbyterian Publishing Corporation, 2011. Kindle edition.
Lavender Love
June 11, 2023
Church of the Servant
2nd Sunday after Pentecost Proper 5 - Year A Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26 Click the Audio Link below to hear the Sermon (The second link below includes both the scripture reading and the Sermon.)




Pride Houston Chorus singing “Love Don’t Need a Reason” https://www.facebook.com/nancy.greenwood.773/videos/215547967975595
Sources:
- “The Lavender Song”, 1920 Music by Mischa Spoliansky. English lyrics by Jeremy Lawrence based on the original German lyrics by Kurt Schwabach.
- John Broich, “How the Nazis destroyed the first gay rights movement,” July 4, 2017, The Conversation, https://theconversation.com/how-the-nazis-destroyed-the-first-gay-rights-movement-80354, Accessed: June 8, 2023.
- Terry Gross & Robert Beachy, “Between World Wars, Gay Culture Flourished In Berlin,” December 17, 2014, Fresh Air on NPR. https://www.npr.org/2014/12/17/371424790/between-world-wars-gay-culture-flourished-in-berlin, Accessed: June 8, 2023.
- Charles M. Blow, “Yes, We’re in an L.G.B.T.Q. State of Emergency”, New York Times, June 7, 2023. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/07/opinion/pride-lgbtq-laws.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare. Accessed June 8, 2023.

