A sermon for the Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost James 3:13 – 4:3, 7-8a; Mark 9:30-37 It’s been another week of firsts. Thousands of people lined up to be the first to have an iPhone 5. Many of whom turned right around and immediately sold their new toy for a profit. The Emmy Awards are on tonight. Millions will tune in to see if their favorites will go home with glory. Sports fans gasped as underdogs defeated the favorites. Meanwhile, our very national consciousness has become obsessed with polls and predictions: who will come out on top? Are we obsessed with … Continue reading Having the ambition of a servant