Tag: Christmas Message
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Called to Joy: A Christmas Sermon
Based on Luke 2: 1-14 I might complain (just a little bit) to my pastor friends who serve churches that Christmas, at Monmouth College, comes on December 7th—which means I have to start listening to Christmas music mid-November to prepare myself and my message. There is no Advent in academia, no expectant season of waiting…
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Adjusting our Eyes: A Christmas Message
What follows is my sermon delivered at the Monmouth College Christmas concert and worship service. [A spot light is turned on me, the rest of the chapel is dark.] Wow. I can’t see a thing. It’s so dark out there. I mean I know you’re there—I can hear you breathing, and shifting in your seats,…
Teri McDowell Ott 