Rob Gieselmann
Sermons and Bible Studies
The Modern Mantra, Trinity Sunday (C) – 2013
It’s the modern mantra. People chant it all the time: “I’m spiritual, but not religious. I’m spiritual, but not religious.” “Religion” has become a dirty word. Maybe it’s the nun […]
Crooked Little Heart, Lent 3 (C) – 2013
In the movie “The American President,” Annette Bening plays Sydney Ellen Wade, an environmental lobbyist. Her job is to convince the White House to advocate for higher automobile emission standards. […]
Complex Darkness, Advent 3 (C) – 2012
[RCL]: Zephaniah 3:14-20; Canticle 9; Philippians 4:4-7; Luke 3:7-18 Technically, Christmas lasts 12 days. It starts at sundown Christmas Eve and continues until January 6, the Epiphany. In the old […]
We All Do What We Can, Epiphany 2 (B) – 2012
Hannah was barren. She could not have children. In the ancient times, this was a disgrace, but her husband loved her and did not care. Hannah cared. She stood deeply […]
God. Is Too Big For…, Trinity Sunday (A) – 2011
God. Is too big for your brain. You cannot capture nor contain God. In the movie “Three Weddings and Funeral,” the hapless priest repeatedly butchers the name of the Trinity: […]
Holy Dying, Good Friday – 2011
Holy dying. There is a truth about the phrase “holy dying,” which seems to come from the title of Jeremy Taylor’s work, The Exercises of Holy Living and Holy Dying, […]
A Man Was Walking through the Mall…, Feast of the Epiphany – 2011
A man was walking through the mall. He came to an escalator and decided to go up a floor. As he approached, he noticed a warning sign: âDogs must be […]
Sometimes People Want…, Christ the King (C) – 2010
Sometimes, people want to know why, in the Gloria, we use the phrase âsin of the world,â singular, rather than âsins of the world,â plural. Good question. But first letâs […]
The Promise of Pentecost…, Day of Pentecost (C) – 2010
[NOTE TO READER: In paragraph 22, the Hebrew word ruach is pronounced âROO-ark.â] The promise of Pentecost is baptism. âThe one coming after me,â the Baptist promised, âwill baptize you […]
Light Is Born, Christmas Eve – 2009
The stars in Africa shine brightly. Like when you were a child, and there was far less light pollution than there is now. The dark of a night without moon […]
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