Sunday, April 5, 2026

Maundy Thursday Sermon

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  4/2/26 John 13:1-17, 31b-35           Back in my early years of being a pastor, back when I was in my twenties, before my hair had stran...
Sunday, March 22, 2026

Sermon from March 22, 2026

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John 11:1-45, Ezekiel 37:1-14                     Things are starting to get real. At the beginning of the passage from John we learn th...
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Sunday, March 8, 2026

Sermon from 3/8/26 First UMC East Greenbush

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   John 4:5-42           I’m not very good at small talk. I have to remind myself to engage in some light “how about that weather” talk befo...
Sunday, February 22, 2026

Sermon from 1st UMC East Greenbush 2/22/26

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  Matthew 4:1-11, Genesis 2:15-17, 3:1-7           Many of you know that I work as a hospital chaplain and this past Wednesday was a busy ...
Monday, February 9, 2026

Sermon from 2/8/26 “The Fast I Choose”

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  Isaiah 58:1-2           We have this Sunday plus one more before Ash Wednesday. If you look at your bulletin, you see it says “5 th Sun...
Sunday, January 4, 2026

Sermon from 1/4/26 "In the Beginning"

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  John 1:1-18 As I sat on the couch watching the ball drop in Times Square I thought about a few things. First, I thought about how conven...
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Thursday, December 25, 2025

Christmas Eve Sermon at First UMC East Greenbush

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  Luke 2:1-20, 12/24/25 “A Great Light”           I’ve been thinking about Trick or Treating … wait … do I have the wrong holiday?   Actua...