Sermons on Sin

Goodness

Sermon online 2026-05-31 Goodness “Goodness,” by Rev. Dr. Mark Caggiano, May 31, 2026 Genesis 1:1-10; Matthew 28:16-20 When God began to create the heavens and the earth, the earth was complete chaos, and darkness covered the face of the deep, while a wind from God swept over the face of the waters. Everything begins in chaos. Or as it is written in…

Eve Through Twain, Morrison, Wright and Clifton

April 12, 2026
Diego Garrido-Barreto
Discipleship, For mothers, Sin, The Fall
Genesis, John
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Sermon 4_12_2026 Eve Dear God, help us rediscover your word, in our words. Help us reshape your stories, in our stories. Give us a taste of your love that is better than the fruits of your garden. Amen. I was asked by Rev Mark to preach about Eve, this woman and first mother, but I have to admit I struggle. Eve has…

Temptations

In the Book of Genesis, the first man and the first woman are offered paradise with one condition: that they not eat from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. And yet they are tempted to do so by the serpent. God cautioned that the man and woman would die if they ate from the tree, but the serpent explained that…

Rumi

This Sunday, I wanted to talk about a historical figure, a poet. A man you might have heard of but probably did not know much about. His name was Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī but he is more commonly known as simply Rumi, which means a man from the city of Rum (or Rome). This could mean a Roman, but in this case,…