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God’s Broken Open Heart — 3 December 2023

“…a fault line ripping our lives, a tearing of our realities, a split in the timeline of how we thought our lives would go, and the before really was better; the after we once imagined far superior to this. Bowler goes on to write, “Few people will let you admit that out loud. Sometimes those who love you best will skip that…

7 Dec 20237 Dec 2023

The Kin-Dom of God and the Majesty of the Poor — 26 November 2023

This Empire of Envy marginalizes all who cannot afford the newest and best. It diminishes those who somehow cannot manage to squeeze another hour from the day. It dismisses those who dare to recognize their own shortcomings. If it is true that the poor in spirit inherit the kin-dom of God, does it not follow that the kin-domis also…

7 Dec 20237 Dec 2023

Yes, That David: How a Consuming God Loves Us Instead — 19 November 2023

“We want heroes who get it right, who say the right thing, who never flip-flop. We want heroes— and we want to be heroes— who take a stand against evil. Who knows which side is the right side— and we want there to always be a clear, right side. We want to be the kind of heroes in our story who never get it wrong, who…

6 Dec 20237 Dec 2023

What Have We Built Here? — 12 November 2023

The Temple that Solomon built was imperfect. It was—and always would be—too small to hold even a fraction of God’s mercy, let along God’s very self. If this building is a Temple, if it houses God at all, that is only because this building is where God’s people gather. And yet, what about the Temple…

18 Nov 202318 Nov 2023

The Varieties of Hell and Christ’s Well-Planned Jail Break — 5 November 2023, The Feast of All Saints

The truth is we spend entirely too much time condemning people to a far-off Hell, and too little time discovering the hells of our own making, the hells which trap our neighbor. We’re so busy separating the sheep and the goats,as if that is even our job to begin with, that we miss Christ in…

18 Nov 202318 Nov 2023

God Is a Refuge – Reformation Sunday, 29 October 2023

In truth, when we ensconce ourselves behind walls of our own making, we are what Luther calls “theologians of glory.” We look for the accolades of those who see our genius, our scathing wit, our right-ness. Luther says, in the Heidelberg Disputation, “the person deserves to be called a theologian, however, who understands the visible and the ‘backside’ of God seen…

1 Nov 20236 Nov 2023

“No” Is a Prophetic Word — 1 October 2023

Like most stories of sexual violence, we never hear this story— not just in context of worship, but in Bible study, in theological tomes. It is glossed over, hidden from view. Sexual violence is the most under-reported crime. According to the National Sexual Violence Resource Center, only 63% of rapes are reported, despite happening to one in five women and one in 71…

2 Oct 20232 Oct 2023

On Rape and Belovedness — 24 September 2023

…history has chosen to not believe Bathsheba. She is painted as a temptress, an adulterer who tricks David so she could get out of an unhappy marriage. She is accused of “asking for it” because of what she was—or wasn’t wearing— how she was bathing on the roof, so, apparently, not where she was supposed…

29 Sep 20232 Oct 2023

Are We Even Worth It? — 17 September 2023

Beloved, if you are feeling lost today— if the weight of the juggle, the expectations, the balance, inflation,demands at work, caring for your flock, estrangement from those you love— if you are feeling lost, I want you to know this: you are right where you belong. This is not a place for the people who…

19 Sep 202329 Sep 2023

Urgency and the Kin-Dom — 10 September 2023

Ruminating on the state of our planet, Barry Lopez asks, “Is it still possible to face the gathering darkness and say to the physical Earth, and to all its creatures, including ourselves, fiercely and without embarrassment, I love you, and to embrace fearlessly the burning world?” Look, Jesus holds on his lap a child, perhaps…

12 Sep 202312 Sep 2023

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Starting on the 13th of September 2020, we welcomed Pastor Adrianne Meier as preacher and pastor. During our interim, Pastor Darby Lawrence was our preacher. You can find some of his sermons here – click on the name of the sermon to open it. Other sermons are in his facebook feed and on the St. Thomas youtube page.

Pastor Darby Lawrence’s sermon for the Tenth Sunday after Pentecost, 8 August 2020

Pastor Darby’s sermon for the Ninth Sunday after Pentecost, 2 August 2020

Pastor Darby’s sermon for the Eighth Sunday of Pentecost, 26 July 2020

Pastor Darby’s sermon for the Seventh Sunday after Pentecost, 19 July 2020

Pastor Darby’s sermon for the Sixth Sunday of Pentecost, 12 July 2020

Pastor Darby’s sermon for the Fifth Sunday after Pentecost, 5 July 2020

Pastor Darby’s sermon for the Fourth Sunday after Pentecost, 28 June 2020

Pastor Darby’s sermon for the Third Sunday after Pentecost, 21 June 2020

Pastor Darby’s sermon for the Second Sunday after Pentecost, 14 June 2020

Pastor Darby’s sermon for Pentecost, 31 May 2020

Pastor Darby’s sermon for Ascension Sunday, 24 May 2020

Pastor Darby Lawrence’s sermon for the Sixth Sunday of Easter, 18 May 2020