Hide and Seek
Text: John 20:19-31
Poor Thomas…I have always felt that Thomas has been unfairly called “Doubting” Thomas, because he merely asked to see the Risen Lord, just as the other disciples were able to do—They didn’t want to believe that Jesus was risen—they couldn’t even take the eyewitness account of Mary Magdalene, who had seen [...]
Message for Easter 2
Easter Message
God Wins!
John 20:1-18
It is a joyous day! Jesus is risen! God has acted in a powerful and decisive way to give us victory over sin and death. It is right that we should shout Alleluia! It is right that we celebrate with family and friends….I hope that today, when you gather together with your family [...]
The first poppy
The first poppy, originally uploaded by cwarnercarey.
Easter sunrise
Easter sunrise, originally uploaded by cwarnercarey.
Easter morning, overlooking Potter Valley. We held our sunrise service here–just beautiful!
Passion Sunday
This is a rough work in progress- I frequently preach on the themes of the atonement and the meaning-if any-of Jesus’ death.
Matthew 26-27
How did it come to this? From triumphal entry into Jerusalem, declared king, to dead in less than a week. What possessed the crowd? The same thing that has always [...]
Message for the fifth Sunday of Lent
From Death to Life
John 11:1-45What a beautiful day! The Sun is shining , it’s warm and there are now unmistakable signs that Spring is just around the corner—flowers and trees are budding, signs of life are everywhere—signs of resurrection—its one of those things that is easy to take for granted—that new life springs up from [...]
Message for the fourth Sunday in Lent
Surely, We Are Not Blind, Are We?
John 9:1-41
What would it be like to be born blind? I’ve tried to imagine it—never having seen any color or the face of someone—trying to live in a world full of people who live and breath visual images—whose language is full of visual and descriptive images—think of all [...]
