The healing at the Beautiful Gate of the Temple from Acts 3:1-10 serves as the framework for a discussion of healing, joy, and ultimately, thanksgiving.  Preached at the 2013 Thanksgiving Vespers Service at Thompson Memorial Presbyterian Church.

Today I had the joy of serving as the pulpit supply (aka substitute preacher) for the Presbyterian Church of Fox Chase in Philadelphia, PA.  The text was the tax collector and the Pharisee from Luke 18.  Later on in the day, during a mission project Thompson Memorial was doing, I found out at the last minute I had been slated to preach there as well.   So, with a bit of creative cutting on the drive to the retirement center where we were leading worship, I turned the full sermon into a 6 minute meditation.  At the end of the day, one of the younger kids along for the trip said his favorite part of the day was hearing "the story about the tax collector and the other guy."  May it bring you at least as much inspiration as it did him!

My first sermon for my preaching class at Princeton Theological Seminary.  The assigned text was the familiar story of Zacchaeus, from the Gospel of Luke.

Preached at the First Presbyterian Church of Lee's Summit, MO, May 26th, 2013, as part of a sermon series on the fruits of the Spirit.

On Sunday, December 30th, 2012, I was invited to preach and lead worship at First Presbyterian Church of Lee's Summit, MO.  The scripture readings for the day were Luke 2:14-21 and Philippians 2:1-13.

​On May 20, 2012 I had the supreme joy of preaching at First Presbyterian, Warrensburg, MO.  This is the congregation that I was raised in and where the seeds of my call to ministry were planted.  It was also a great joy to share the service with my father, who served as the liturgist.

On April 15, 2012, I preached at First Presbyterian, Lee's Summit, MO.  The sermon discussed our calling to be a people of confidence.

Preaching on New Year's Day is both a joy and a challenge, so on January 1, 2012, I took on that challenge at First Presbyterian, Lee's Summit, MO.  The topic for the day was courage.​

​On Sunday, October 30, 2011, I had the joy of preaching at First Presbyterian, Lee's Summit, MO.  I spoke on the topic of humility.  To read the text or listen to the audio, read on!

On August 14, 2011 I had the honor of preaching at First Presbyterian, Lee's Summit, MO.  I spoke on the challenges of being a truly open community.  To read the text and/or listen to the audio, read on.​