Broken, loving hearts, sermon audio for Easter 5
The lessons can be found by clicking here. I worked most closely with John 13:31-35. Love has consequences. Listen:
Read MoreMonth: April 2013
Alleluias, joyous and wilted
Somewhere around the 4th or 5th week of Easter, I find myself remembering my friend, classmate, and colleague the Rev Cody Unterseher. I think about Cody not because the anniversary of his death is around this time of the year (April 25). I remember Cody because of what happened on Facebook in 2010. Cody and […]
Read MoreSR: Dancing, Stretchers, and Sheep
Link:Dancing, Stretchers, and Sheep, Easter 4 2013 Summary of what I was saying and why: This was the second sermon I wrote. The first was was good. And then I was reading one of my favorite poets before bed one night (something I do, but not that often) and suddenly I was thinking about a […]
Read MoreDancing, Stretchers, and Sheep, a sermon for Easter 4 2013
The lessons can be found by clicking here. I worked most closely with John 10: 22-30. Easter 4 is Good Shepherd Sunday. Which is hard for us to hear with depth. The poem is “A Divine Invitation” by Hafiz, from I Heard God Laughing.
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This week has been bad. I don’t know the adjectives to describe how bad. It started with tragedy for too many people as the rest of the nation watched with horror, prayed in sympathy, and helped in kindness. But the week refused to stop there. Monday’s bombing at the finish line of the Boston Marathon […]
Read MoreSR: Peter and Promises, Easter 3, 2013
Link: Peter and Promises Summary of what I was saying and why: This sermon was slow to write. The Gospel is about feeding, it’s about love, it’s about Resurrection, and none of that was interesting to me this year. It felt like I’d just done something on the whole obedience bit in Acts and Revelation […]
Read MorePeter and Promises, a sermon for 3 Easter 4-14-13
The lessons can be found by clicking here. I worked most closely with John 21:1-19. Peter, the bumbling disciple, is also having some trouble keeping promises.
Read MoreSR: Faith, Doubt, and Community
Link:Faith, Doubt, and Community Summary of what I was saying and why: This is always a fun text for me. The perennial question of how unquestioning faith is or should be is one worth revisiting. This year Steve Pankey wrote about what the Greek actually says and I started thinking. There are plenty of people, […]
Read MoreFaith, Doubt, and Community: a sermon for Easter 2 4-7-13
The lessons can be found by clicking here. I worked with John 20:19-31. Thomas has not-belief. As do we all. This is a fairly interactive sermon. I tried to make sure the mic picked up the gist but there may be parts that are tough to understand. Thank you for your patience. Easter 2, 2013
Read More120 Books, 40 Days
The year I bought the most (non-school) books was my senior year of college. I was six or seven when I discovered books so I’ve spent almost a quarter century reading, buying, and accumulating books. One of the six bookshelves (yes, six) in my apartment is dedicated to books that I have found and anticipate […]
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