"This is, of course, quite the opposite of how any wannabe king or emperor would have conducted himself on such an occasion, as if that hadn't already been made clear by Jesus's mode of entering Jerusalem." #PreacherSky #SermonSky notesonfoolserrand.blogspot.com/2026/03/serm...
This PC(USA) pastor is violating all sorts of norms this Sunday. Not only am I *not* observing the Palm/Passion Sunday thing, I’m actually adding six verses to the Matthew Palm Sunday account (which includes Jesus clearing out the Temple). I feel so transgressive. #PCUSA #PreacherSky
"In the end, then, that hard sentence is just practical advice – *know what you’re getting into, know what’s coming, know that the sword will find you. And follow Me anyway.*" notesonfoolserrand.blogspot.com/2026/03/serm... #SermonSky #PreacherSky
I am the wannabe hymn writer forever getting caught up in writing hymn texts on epistle readings from which nobody is preaching. #HymnSky #PreacherSky hymnsbycharlesfreeman.blogspot.com/2026/03/live...
“Her reward for this questioning, for not backing down, is nothing less than being the first person in this gospel to whom Jesus directly names himself as the Messiah, the Christ.” #SermonSky #PreacherSky notesonfoolserrand.blogspot.com/2026/03/serm...
"We must see it and know it. We must face the snake, because if we do not face the snake, the snake will continue to bite, and we will continue to die." #PreacherSky #SermonSky (anyone else have fun shifting gears at the last minute?) notesonfoolserrand.blogspot.com/2026/03/serm...
"Yet their very existence throws an absolutely necessary wrench into our easily sentimentalized “Christmas story,” so often stripped bare of all that challenges and disturbs." #SermonSky #PreacherSky notesonfoolserrand.blogspot.com/2026/01/serm...
"We never hear a word out of Joseph in either Matthew or Luke ... nonetheless ... his actions, in the face of this unexpected calling, speak far louder than any words ever could."
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“Even God isn't all that fond of human kings, it turns out.” #SermonSky #PulpitSky #PreacherSky
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“The concerns of that old past mortality, worries about property and legacy and all that implied in the question, simply don’t matter… As much as we might not want to admit this, we don’t like the sound of this, not one bit.” #SermonSky #PreacherSky notesonfoolserrand.blogspot.com/2025/11/serm...
Preacher-me looking ahead to Advent. I have a rule never to skip the Magnificat, no matter what the RCL does. This church I just started with has a “Christmas pageant” on that Sunday. Trying to figure out what Sunday to sacrifice to keep the Magnificat. #PreacherSky
“That third word of the verse, that we pronounce ‘show,’ was in fact spelled s-h-e-w. That always freaked me out to no end; it was everything I could do not to read it out as ‘study to shoe thyself approved unto God...’.” #SermonSky #PreacherSky
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As to the hashtags, I kinda miss seeing other folks’ sermons and enjoying all the distinct takes of the day. I know preachers are busy, but yeah, I do miss that from the early days of Bluesky’s rise. #PreacherSky #SermonSky
As a pastor or interim of three small churches in a row, I guess this was coming… notesonfoolserrand.blogspot.com/2025/10/serm... #SermonSky #PreacherSky
I’m guessing there aren’t many sermons out there that include Douglas Adams quotes. This is one of them. #SermonSky #PreacherSky notesonfoolserrand.blogspot.com/2025/09/serm...
This sermon probably shouldn’t have been written or preached, and I should probably never speak of it again, but today it’s what I had and I’m sticking by it. notesonfoolserrand.blogspot.com/2025/09/serm... #SermonSky #PreacherSky #PulpitSky
Oh, the sermons that come when you’re sitting in the dentist chair.
. . . so thankful for the mercy and loving kindness of God.
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“That’s the disciples’ job; wait for the Holy Spirit and then go! Go all over the world, says Jesus. And the church, in fits and starts, sometimes ruinously and sometimes beautifully, has been doing that ever since.” #SermonSky #PreacherSky notesonfoolserrand.blogspot.com/2025/06/serm...
You ever have the feeling that you've completely lost everyone's attention in your audience? Yeah, me too. Ugh. #preachersky
Sometimes the good idea for a sermon never comes, and you have to preach anyway.
Mornin'
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I'm preaching twice tomorrow (Sunday) when I'll talk about my time in Palestine thru the lens of Acts 5:27-32; first at 10:00am at Seventh Avenue Presbyterian Church in San Francisco and then at 4:00pm PT online at the Lost & Found Gathering with Presbyterian Peace Fellowship. #pcusa #preachersky
OK, question for #PreacherSky #SermonSky #PCUSA and whatever other hashtags might get seen: Which would you consider the more vital after-Easter story in scripture, the Thomas story (John 20:19-31) or the Emmaus Road story (Luke 24:13-35)? Not what profs told you, what *you* think.
Hey look at that, I did it! #Easter got done. #Preachersky
I mean, I didn't really do it, I just talked about how it was done. Still. It's a relief.
Now this week I pay the toll for all the times I said "I'll deal with that after Easter"
Ok, here we go #Easter #Preachersky
Tonight's the night #preachersky - when some (many?) of us sweat bullets because we know this is the only worship service a lot of people will come to for the next eight months
OK, here’s a 🧵 on today, #SermonSky #PreacherSky #PCUSA and all around. Am I the only one for whom this day is so particularly challenging?
