Since June 30, 2024 I’ve been serving as Interim Senior Pastor at Advent Lutheran Church (ELCA) in Arlington, Texas. The congregation currently streams services on YouTube.. You can watch the messages below and/or read the manuscripts.
Easter Hope
Growing for the Future – May 4, 2025
Opening Our Eyes – April 27, 2025
Easter Expectations – April 20, 2025
Lenten Challenges
Choosing Jesus – April 13, 2025
Beginning Today – April 6, 2025
Living Richly – March 30, 2025
Loving Wastefully – March 23, 2025 (note the video recording below only includes the audio feed of sermon due to technical issues)
Loving God & Loving Neighbor – March 9, 2025
Meeting Jesus Again Series
Listen to Him – March 2, 2025
Welcoming Doubt – February 16, 2025
Speaking New Life – February 9, 2025
Honoring the Sabbath – February 2, 2025
Answering the Call – January 26, 2025
God’s Year to Act – January 19, 2025
Epiphany
Starry Wisdom – January 5, 2025
Christmas
Missing Jesus – December 29, 2024
Newsflash! A Savior is Born – December 24, 2024
Advent at Advent – Waiting and Wondering
An Unexpected Song – December 22, 2024
Do What? – December 15, 2024
Prepare the Way! – December 8. 2024
Pay Attention – December 1, 2024
Choosing Thanks – a single sermon, not in a series – November 24, 2024
Inspired by Diana Butler Bass’ book Grateful: The Transformative Power of Giving Thanks (HarperOne, 2018) – named a So What Faith Top Book of 2018 ,
A More Spacious Christianity
Inspired by Debie Thomas’ new book: A Faith of Many Rooms: Inhabiting a More Spacious Christianity (Broadleaf Books, 2024 – rated here on So What Faith as 4.5/5).
Belonging – November 17, 2024
Wrestling – November 10, 2024
Paradox – November 3, 2024
Story – October 27, 2024
Sin & Salvation – October 20, 2024
Doubt – October 13, 2024
Fruitful Practices
- Doing Life Together – September 29, 2024 (Faithful Practice: Intentional Faith Development) – recording of the livestream here (the Scripture lesson begins at 16:22 and the sermon begins at 17:30).
- Going All In – September 22, 2024 (Fruitful Practice; Extravagant Generosity) – recording of the livestream here (the Gospel lesson begins at 23:58 and the sermon begins at 25:00).
- Connecting with God – September 15, 2024 (Fruitful Practice: Passionate Worship) – recording of the livestream here (the Gospel lesson begins at 17:35 and the sermon begins at 18:54).
- God’s Work. Our Hands. Every Day. – September 8, 2024 (Fruitful Practice: Risk-Taking Mission and Service) – recording of the livestream here (the Gospel lesson begins at 25:44 and the sermon begins at 27:34).
- All Are Welcome – September 1, 2024 (Fruitful Practice: Radical Hospitality) – here (the Gospel lesson begins at 20:15 and the sermon begins at 22:20).
The Jesus Priorities
- The Jesus Creed – August 25, 2024 (Priority: Love) – recording of the livestream here (the Gospel lesson begins at 22:04 and the sermon begins at 23:06)
- Be an Imitator – August 18, 2024 (Priority: Humility) – recording of the livestream here (the Epistle lesson begins at 23:34 and the sermon begins at 26:02), but please note that there were some audio difficulties during today’s service that impacted this recording
- The Gift of Children – August 11, 2024 (Priority: Children Are Precious) – recording of the livestream here (the Gospel lesson begins at 19:39 and my portion of the message at 28:20)
- The Best Sermon – August 4, 2024 (Priority: Seek God’s Will) – recording of the livestream here (the sermon begins at 20:12)
- How Much is Enough? – July 28, 2024 (Priority: Treasure in Heaven) – recording of the livestream here (the Gospel lesson begins at 23::44 and the message at 25:22)
- Being and Making Disciples – July 21, 2024 (Priority: Spread the Word) – recording of the livestream here (the Gospel lesson begins at 22:24 and the message at 23:23)
- Prayer: Just Do It – July 14, 2024 (Priority: Prayer) recording of the livestream here (the Gospel lesson begins at 24:38 and the message at 26:16)
- Your Healing Touch – July 7, 2024 (Priority: Healing) – recording of the livestream here (the Gospel lesson begins at 23:42 and the message at 26:02)
After concluding my last full-time role as the pastor of a congregation in 2015, the frequency of my preaching fell from weekly to occasionally. In 2023, I opened myself to the possibility of preaching more regularly. Some of my recent sermons are available below in manuscript and video formats.
CENTRAL LUTHERAN CHURCH (Dallas, Texas)
God is Still Speaking (January 2024)
NORTHRIDGE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (Dallas, Texas)
Who am I? (August 2023)
ST. JAMES EPISCOPAL CHURCH (Dallas, Texas)
Sowing Seeds of Hope (July 2023)
EASTMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (Dallas, Texas)
Difficult Discipleship (June 2023)
CENTRAL LUTHERAN CHURCH (Dallas, Texas)
Abundant Life (April 2023)