Proper 12.A.17
Genesis 29:15-28
The Rev. Melanie L. McCarley
Today’s sermon begins with a Disclaimer: The following joke is in no way intended to represent the viewpoint of current management (me) or upper management (God) as relates to the eternal destination of any of the persons mentioned herein (male or female). It is told solely as a means to advance the cause of Holy Writ.
Proper 11.A.2017
Genesis 28:10-19a; Romans 8:12-25; Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43
The Rev. Melanie L. McCarley
Proper 10.A.2017
Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23
The Rev. Melanie L. McCarley
David Mallet wrote a wonderful children’s ditty called “The Garden Song”. The refrain (and I’ll do us all a favor here and not sing) goes thusly: “Inch by inch, row by row/gonna make this garden grow./ All it takes is a rake and a hoe/ and a piece of fertile ground.” This morning, I’d like for us to give some thought to fertile ground. To put it bluntly, this is a sermon about dirt. And, the question I have for you today is this: What kind of dirt are you?