The Rev. Dr. Joseph Schaller

Deeply Human

A Sermon Preached by the Rev. Dr. Joseph Schaller on the Third Sunday of Lent. The movie Moonlight—recently awarded an Oscar as “Best Picture of the Year”—is a film based on the play In Moonlight, Black Boys Look Blue by Tarell Alvin McCraney. I suspect that many of you have seen it. It’s a story …

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Do the Ten Commandments need an upgrade?

A Sermon Preached by the Reverend Dr. Joseph Schaller on the Third Sunday in Lent [sermon url=”https://www.buzzsprout.com/22019/261410-do-the-ten-commandments-need-an-upgrade.mp3″ static=”true”] John 2: 13-22 The Passover of the Jews was near, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the temple he found people selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and the money changers seated at their tables. Making a whip …

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Where have all the unclean spirits gone?

[sermon url=”//www.buzzsprout.com/22019/243164-where-have-all-the-unclean-spirits-gone.mp3″ static=”true”] Mark 1:21-28 They went to Capernaum; and when the sabbath came, he entered the synagogue and taught. They were astounded at his teaching, for he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes. Just then there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit, and he cried …

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God’s Creative Adventure

[sermon url=”//www.buzzsprout.com/22019/216118-god-s-creative-adventure.mp3″ static=”true”] Matthew 17:1-8 Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter and James and his brother John and led them up a high mountain, by themselves. And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became dazzling white. Suddenly there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, …

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