Writings and Sermons
The lessons for Maundy Thursday can be found at this link: Maundy Thursday lessons. Eating Nourishes us. Communion is a feast. (Due to some technical difficulties, this is nearly what I preached at Nativity’s Maundy Thursday service.) Listen: Maundy Thursday, 2012
Read MoreThe lessons for Palm Sunday can be found at this link: Palm Sunday lessons. I worked most closely with the Gospel readings starting in Mark 11. The week started so well. And then, well…. It’s a little bit like life, isn’t it? (There will be a few moments of silence before the sermon starts. Thank […]
Read MoreThe lessons for this Sunday can be found at this link: Lent 5. I worked most closely with Psalm 119 and Jeremiah 31:31-34. “I treasure your promise in my heart, that I may not sin against you.” Except, of course, that we aren’t so good at this…but Jeremiah promises a better option. (There will be […]
Read MoreThe readings for this Sunday can be found at this link: Lent 4 Readings. I worked most closely with Numbers 21:4-9. There are snakes in the Lectionary! Poisonous snakes. And what does it all have to do with hope. (There will be a few moments of silence before the sermon begins. This is one of […]
Read MoreThe lessons for this Sunday can be found here. I worked most closely with 1 Corinthians 1:18-25. I love debating, but that doesn’t mean I want to answer when Paul asks for a debater. Of course, Paul isn’t playing fair. (There will be a few moments of silence before the sermon starts. Thank you for […]
Read MoreThe Lessons for Lent 2 can be found here. I worked most closely with Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16. No matter where Abraham goes, what happens, something very important keeps happening. This sermon was preached for the last service at St John’s. The Parish made the hard decision to close. Listen: Lent 2, 2012
Read MoreThe lessons for Ash Wednesday can be found here. I worked most closely with Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21. Lent is a time for re-examination and repentance. One tool for helping with this is a Rule of Life. Also I mention funny trivia about Benedict and the Benedictine Rule. (There will be a few moments of silence […]
Read MoreThe lessons for the Last Sunday after Epiphany can be found here. Light changes everything. The light of the Transfiguration. Candlelight. (There will be a few moments of silence before the sermon begins. Thanks for your patience.) Listen: Epiphany Last, 2012
Read MoreThe lessons for this Sunday can be found here. I worked most closely with 2 Kings 5:1-14 and Mark 1:40-45. Naaman and the (disobedient) leper both come to a difficult realization. Healing isn’t about them. Listen: Epiphany 6, 2012
Read MoreThe Lessons for this Sunday can be found here. Isaiah talks about the glory of God, Jesus heals Simon’s mother-in-law, and I toss in a Heinlein quote. N.B. The Heinlein quote comes from Time Enough for Love. Listen: Epiphany 5, 2012
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