Lent 1 2019 Rev. Doug Floyd Deuteronomy 26:1–11, Psalm 91, Romans 10:4-13, Luke 4:1-13 Lent and Advent are both seasons of penance. Times when we pause, reflect, watch and wait for the coming of the Lord. We observe Advent when the days are growing shorter and the nights longer. This increasing darkness highlights the…
Pentecost +15 Rev. Doug Floyd Deuteronomy 4:1-9, Psalm 15, Ephesians 6:10-20, Mark 7:1-23 In the novel Fahrenheit 451, the world has grown tired of reading. In fact, most books are outlawed. People spend their free time watching wall to wall entertainment or listening to music and stories with their ear buds. Written in 1951, the…
Remembering Sabbath Pentecost +2 Rev. Doug Floyd June 3, 2018 Deuteronomy 5:6-21, Psalm 81, 1 Corinthians 4:1-12, Mark 2:23-28 “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.” As Jesus replies to the Pharisees question about the disciples plucking grain on the Sabbath, he reminds them that Sabbath is a gift not a…
Rev. Doug Floyd Easter 5 2017 Deuteronomy 6:20-25 We begin to open up the beauty of the world to one another, the flowers, the trees, the skies, and how it all is revealing the beauty and love of God. We’re inviting others into this grand story. I was competing at drama convention in Gatlinburg in…