Writings and Sermons
I started seminary the fall after I graduated college. I moved across the country and, as it happened, away from a Church situation that was…unhealthy…for me. It had been difficult for more than a year before I left. I felt I had little community at my Church; I was not being fed spiritually. I even […]
Read MoreLink: Crazy Thin Spaces, Senior Camp 2013 Summary of what I was saying and why: The end of Senior High is always emotional. Camp is often a huge part of these kids’ lives and how they learn to be themselves. The priest who had been there for the week hadn’t left any lessons or instructions/requests […]
Read MoreI had the opportunity to preach at the closing Eucharist of Senior High Camp. The lessons were 2 Samuel 6:1-23 (David dancing) and Luke 4:14-30 (Jesus reading Isaiah in the synagogue). The first lesson read turned out to be from 2 Samuel 2–slight miss-communication there. I invited the campers to carry out with them a […]
Read MoreThere are few universal rules, especially at Camp. A person is running. Running can lead to falling—especially in a world of unpaved paths, gravel, roots, large rocks, and done in an often ungainly body. So we don’t run. Except when we do (some games and activities, and in the case of emergencies). So we can’t […]
Read MoreUnfinished Thoughts: Some combination of these ideas: Plumb lines, surveying and the challenge of being human( ie getting things wrong) A bit of Paul (Rope climbing bit/-use the rope, stay close to the wall, belay partner) Don’t forget the stories (people)–this is where I would have tied in the Gospel and, given the week, brought […]
Read MoreLink: Souvenirs Summary of what I was saying and why: We read Jacob’s ladder (Genesis 28:10-22) and the Tranfiguration (Mark 9:2-8). Saturday is the last day of Camp, our theme is Be Imitators of God. I often hear how Camp is the place people best experience God (good) or how Camp is really their only […]
Read MoreThe priest for this week had to leave a day early due to commitments at his parish. So I preached and celebrated this morning. We read Jacob’s dream (Genesis 28), Psalm 48, and Jesus’ Transfiguration (Mark 9). Seeing God and building souvenirs. Listen: Family Camp 1, Saturday 7-6-13
Read MoreI’m not reviewing last week’s sermons because they are part of a larger whole. I preached half of the week, Mike preached half. I don’t believe that our preaching can be unentangled but only half of it is mine to comment on. Unfinished Thoughts: “Stand Firm” “Almighty God, you have built your Church upon the […]
Read MoreOur theme for the summer is “Be Imitators of God.” Our theme for Friday is Joyful. We read about Wisdom delighting in Creation (Proverbs 8) and Jesus’ parable of the wedding feast (Matthew 22). My sermons at Camp are always highly interactive. I do my best to make sure that the gist of the conversation […]
Read MoreThe theme for the summer is “Be Imitators of God.” Our concept for Monday was God’s Mercy. For Chapel we read about Noah and the rainbow (Genesis 8) and Jesus not stoning the adulteress woman (John 8). My sermons at Camp are always highly interactive. I do my best to make sure that the gist […]
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Theologybird Writes 