Pentecost +15Rev. Doug Floyd Amos 8:4-12, Psalm 138, 1 Timothy 2:1–7, Luke 16:1-13 Imagine if UT were throwing a big event to celebrate the Vols football program and they announced a list of honored guests of folks such as Nick Saban, Lane Kiffin, and of course Steve Spurrier. Reading the Gospel sometimes feels like Jesus is honoring all the wrong people: a…
A circle of friends on pilgrimage for the love of God
Sermons on Justice
5th Sunday after Pentecost July 14 2019 Rev. Isaac BradshawLuke 10:25-37 A way back a while ago, when I was growing up, our Pastor had, as my grandmother put it, a “tongue too big for his mouth.” Now what she meant by that is that he got a little tongue tied. Well, not a little. A lot.…
Easter 3 2019Rev. Doug FloydRevelation 5:1-14 In the late 80s, I went to Mexico with a group of guys on a very unorganized mission trip. We went to Torreon. Three times on the trip we almost caused a riot. Once we were with a group of children who were laughing and clapping. In their excitement,…
Sabbath Shalom Rev. Doug Floyd Ezekiel 31:1-14, Psalm 92, 2 Corinthians 5:1-10, Mark 4:26-34 After traveling the world for over 20 years to document humans in their various contexts, Sebastio Salgado lost faith in humanity and was ready to give up photography forever. He had photographed several war zones, but the impact of photography the…
Living and moving by hope, our lamps are burning deep in the night, looking toward the faithfulness of God.