A Sermon for the Epiphany Ephesians 3:1-12 & St. Matthew 2:1-12 by William Klock Imagine the magi, the wisemen, on their long trek from “the East”—from Persia—to Judah. They…
A Sermon for the Second Sunday after Christmas St. Matthew 2:13-23 by William Klock For us, a week has passed since we heard Matthew’s account of Jesus’ birth in…
A Sermon for the First Sunday after Christmas Isaiah 7-9 & St. Matthew 1:18-25 by William Klock The Prophet Isaiah made his way along the dusty track across the Kidron…
A Sermon for the Fourth Sunday in Advent Philippians 4:4-7 & St. John 1:19-28 by William Klock The days are short and the clouds are heavy. I was walking…
A Sermon for the Third Sunday in Advent 1 Corinthians 4:1-5 & St. Matthew 11:2-10 by William Klock Imagine a little church. Most of the people in it are…
A Sermon for the Second Sunday in Advent Romans 15:4-13 and St. Luke 21:25-33 by William Klock In today’s Collect we acknowledged that the Lord has caused the holy…
Except in the Cross of Jesus Galatians 6:1-18 by William Klock Everyone who knows me, I think, knows that I am no fan of Sportzball—of any kind. That goes…
Walk by the Spirit Galatians 5:13-26 by William Klock Freedom is a funny thing. We often think of freedom as being able to do whatever we want, but people…
Cut! Galatians 5:2-12 by William Klock Back in 1998, just after we were married, Veronica and I travelled to Montreal for her interview with the US immigration folks. While…
Cast Out the Slave-girl and her Son Galatians 4:12-5:1 by William Klock I have a non-Christian—or it would be better to say, anti-Christian—relative who, I’ve observed, is very uncomfortable…
No Longer a Slave Galatians 4.1-11 by William Klock We didn’t go to the theatre to see very many movies when I was a kid, so when Star Wars…
One in the Messiah Galatians 3:15-29 by William Klock When my grandmother died there was a will. It spelled out everything in black and white. Not just the financial…
Children of Abraham Galatians 3:1-14 by William Klock Have you ever heard of Charles Blondin? He was a French acrobat, daredevil, and tight-rope walker in the middle of the…
Interlude: Why was Abraham so Important to Paul? Genesis 15 & Psalm 2 by William Klock As I was preparing to preach on the central part of Paul’s letter…
In the Messiah Galatians 2:11-21 by William Klock We’re all familiar with the image of the two masks, side-by-side, representing tragedy and comedy—one face frowning and the other smiling. The…
Entrusted with the Gospel Galatians 1:18-2:10 by William Klock I will never forget the first day I wore my letterman jacket to school. High school is full of tribes. …
The Son Unveiled in Me Galatians 1:10-17 by William Klock As I was digging around in our crawlspace this week, I found my 1970s Tupperware lunchbox full of my…
People Pleasers or Slaves of the Messiah? Galatians 1:1-10 by William Klock The other day the phone rang. I answered it and a stranger on the other end asked…
A Sermon for the Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity St. Luke 17:11-19 & Galatians 5:16-24 by William Klock Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem, St. Luke tells us. Making…