A sermon for the ninth Sunday after Pentecost — Genesis 28:10-19a; Psalm 139 Over the past few weeks we have been hearing some of the great stories of our faith, and not just our faith, but that of Jews and Muslims as well.  Often called the stories of the Patriarchs, we certainly haven’t neglected the Matriarchs involved either.  This morning we have heard another quite familiar story from the Hebrew Scriptures, one immortalized in song and imagination – the story of Jacob’s ladder.  Now, the lectionary, or the schedule of scripture lessons we read from week to week, keeps moving … Continue reading Jacob’s Turning Point