Author Archives: tmrichmond3

  I have been watching the events of the last two days with increasing horror. First the shootings of two men by policemen and then the assassination of five officers in Dallas. But to be perfectly honest, as one cartoon … Continue reading →

  Do demons exist? If so, what form do they take in our modern world? After the shooting Orlando, this is my meditation on the demons that plague our society. (The scripture lessons are at the end of the sermon) … Continue reading →

The texts for this sermon (I Kings 21:1-21 and Luke 7:36-8:3)  are found at the end of the sermon. One thing I have always wanted to do, but have never done is to serve on a jury. I have been … Continue reading →

First let me say that this sermon will be a bit more overtly theological than most sermons I give here. We are talking about heady matters, and they are important to the church. I hope to show why they are … Continue reading →

Acts 16:16-34 Years ago Janis Joplin sang, “Freedom’s just another word for nothing left to lose.” We talk a lot about freedom here in America, and it means different things to different people. What does freedom mean in a biblical … Continue reading →

  Acts 11:1-18 John 13:31-35           The Southern writer Flannery O’Conner once said, “God can do whatever he needs to do with what little we give him…but he shouldn’t need to.” (Note: I heard this from a Duke graduate student … Continue reading →

Easter was not just something that happened one Sunday in a graveyard outside of Jerusalem. It still happens. The Risen Christ appeared to Peter, to Paul, to Ananias and to countless others. And the Resurrected Christ appears to us today. … Continue reading →

Colossians 2:6,7 6 As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, continue to live your lives in him, 7 rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving. Matthew … Continue reading →

After a group of us went to see Godspell a group of us gathered while Barb Haddon led us in a stimulating discussion of the play. A large group of us went to see Jesus Christ Superstar last week, and … Continue reading →

Do you remember the day someone told you the earth was actually round? I do, and I remember it was the stupidest thing I ever heard in my life. If it were round, we would fall off! Then that person … Continue reading →