Becoming

Debra J. Mumford

Frank H. Caldwell Assistant Professor of Homiletics

May 8, 2009

1 John 3:1-2

Love is not truly love without action, but love is hard to do and takes time, work, and the honoring of those who critique our acts of love. Listen to the sermon. Read the sermon in PDF.

Taking the Measure of Things

Dianne Reistroffer
Professor of Ministry, Director of Methodist Studies, and Officer of Institutional Research and Effectiveness

April 3, 2009
Amos 7:8
Isaiah 28:17
Isaiah 34:11-12

Let us ponder the plumb line of the cross, the towel and the basin and the washing of feet, the personal acts of betrayal and faithful companionship, and the God of Love who, despite the multiple ways we fail to measure up, walks with us and never lets us go. Read the sermon in PDF.

Sticking Close to Woman Wisdom

Amy Plantinga Pauw
Henry P. Mobley Professor of Doctrinal Theology

May 1, 2009
1 Cor. 1:18-25
Proverbs 8:32-9:6

God’s wisdom is alive in the world, and it is inseparable from justice and righteousness. Trust God beyond what you can see, beyond what you can understand. Listen to the sermon. Read the sermon in PDF.