Kurt Borgmann Preaching

New heavens and a new earth (11-17-19)

Isaiah 65:17-25; Robert Alter's The Hebrew Bible: A Translation with Commentary," Prophets, p. 840; NPR Morning Edition, 11/12/19, "Foster Mother Writes About Migrant Child's 3000-Mile Journey"; 

Stirred up (11-10-19)

John 5: 1-9; Junior High Sunday; "Did Trouble Me," by Susan Werner

Out on a limb (11-3-19)

Luke 19:1-10; at the end of the sermon podcast, if you let things to continue to run, you'll hear the Manchester Church of the Brethren senior high youth choir sing an original composition by David Hupp based on this morning's scripture: "The Tree"

A new covenant (10-20-19)

Jeremiah 31:27-34; "Feasting on the Word" Year C, Volume 4, p.174

Living in exile (10-13-19)

Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7; "Waiting for bread...and God's future," from Prayers for a Privileged People, by Walter Brueggemann; "Seeking the Welfare of our Cities," by Matthew Ruffner, writing for Day1.org, 10/13/19.

How lonely (10-6-19)

Lamentations 1:1-6; "Introduction to Lamentations," Hebrew Bible, translation by Robert Alter, p.644; "Stop Me if You've Heard This One: A Robot and a Team of Irish Scientists Walk Into a Senior Living Home," by Corrine Purtill, TIME, 10/4/19.

The great chasm (9-29-19)

Luke 16:19-31; "Short Stories by Jesus," by Amy-Jill Levine, p. 294; "Where love is contraband," by Isaac S. Villegas in The Christian Century, p. 30, 9/25/19.

The case for peace (9-22-19)

Romans 12:18; On Earth Peace information can be found at onearthpeace.org; Matthew 5:9; 21-24; 38-42; 43-48; 10:34-38; Ken Butigan quoted from Richard Rohr's Daily Meditation, Week 38, Peacemakers, "Learning Non-Violence"; "What is an Anabaptist Christian?" by Palmer Becker; "Preaching in a Tavern," by Ken Morse, Story #21; Richard Rohr's Daily Meditation, Week 38, Peacemakers, "Cultivating Non-Violence."

Looking for the lost (9-15-19)

Luke 15: 1-10; "Short Stories by Jesus: The Enigmatic Parables of a Controversial Rabbi," by Amy-Jill Levine, p.44-45, 48; "Reflections on the Lectionary," Melissa Earley, The Christian Century, p.19, 8/28/19.

Choose your seat (9-1-19)

Luke 14:1, 7-14