Writings and Sermons
This texts invite us to ponder the magnificant transcendance of God–which is an “I went to seminary” sort of way of saying that God is better and bigger and so different than we are. What does that mean for us? What kind of faith journey does that result in for us? Here’s the sermon that […]
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Every time I preach on this text, I can’t help but mention that Abraham laughed to. The laughter wasn’t about Sarah, it was about the promise God is continuing to make to them. I have laughed that sort of “stop kidding me” laughter at what God promises. I suspect that there is a lot of […]
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Paul closes the second letter to the Corinthians with this prayer and blessing. It’s familiar and beloved by so many of us–and it should be. Perhaps it can help us love each other better too. I worked most closely with 2 Cor 13.11-13.
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Jesus comes to his disciples and shows them his scars. Which isn’t our normal greeting. What do we learn from Jesus’s actions? I worked most closely with John 20.19-23 (link).
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Jesus prays that his followers may be one as he and the Father are one. Which I’ve always heard with a mournful tone as the Church is so often not one. Right now, as Churches are open so differently and we are learning new answers to the question of how we are a community, this […]
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Jesus offers his disciples the comfort of “If you love me, you will keep my commandments.” Which, as a person who sometimes struggles with following Jesus, doesn’t always sound comforting. How do we hear that in ways that help us navigate our world today? I worked most closely with John 14.15-21. You can find the […]
Read MoreI drew heavily on the themes of God as a rock, safe place, and refuge that can be seen in the Psalm and reading from 1 Peter. The readings can be found here (link). Listen:
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I love the 23rd Psalm. I think most of us do. I spent a lot of time thinking about the Psalm and Jesus’s promise that he offers abundant life. I worked most closely with Psalm 23 (link). Listen:
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(Oops! It’s only Easter 3! Edits have been made where possible.) It’s hard to preach on Eucharist when we aren’t celebrating Eucharist. I couldn’t come up with anything more true than what I’ve lived, so I shared a couple of those stories and reflected on the Gospel text briefly. The Gospel text is Luke 24.13-35 […]
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I’m a solo rector, and have been for most of my ordained life, so usually I don’t preach on Easter 2 because we do a service of readings and hymns. Both so that I get a bit of break and it’s a lovely service that gives us a chance to sing all the alleluias. However, […]
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