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Doubting Thomas (Sermon on John 20:19-31)

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Grace and peace to you from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. Intro When people speak about Thomas, especially from today’s Gospel reading, he is almost universally called what?  Doubting Thomas.  I am not sure that’s accurate.  I think that history hasn’t really understood Thomas.  But mostly, I think he gets a bad wrap. Actually, there’s not very much known about Thomas; he is only mentioned a handful of times in the Read More …

Joseph’s Choice (Sermon on Matthew 1:18-25)

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Preached @ Faith Lutheran Church of Castro Valley 12.22.13   The last part of the sermon was cut off.  Here’s the text:Joseph slowed down long enough to listen to the messenger God sent him.  He embraced his soon to be wife with her outlandish story, as a gift from God. Joseph didn’t run from his family tree nor his own family’s strangeness. Instead, Joseph listened, embraced, made room for a baby. A baby that will Read More …