Writings and Sermons
Sermon Review Link: Proper 25, Year B Summary of what I was saying and why: What if it’s not (just) about Bartimeaus? The healing aspect of Bartimeaus’ Gospel appearance can be too exclusive for some (if not many) of us. Fortunately, he and Jesus weren’t the only people on the road that day. Theology: Jesus […]
Read MoreSermon Review Link: Proper 24, Year B Summary of what I was saying and why: Christians are measured by our faithfulness. I really wanted to address God’s speech from the whirlwind in Job and Jesus’s response to the sons of Zebedee. The challenge became finding good news in the midst of two versions of “There […]
Read MoreSermon Round Up Last weekend was Diocesan Convention so I was away from my Church. Thus no sermon. I was privileged to hear my colleagues and Bishop preach. However, I like my growing habit of finding three or four sermons I really enjoyed each week. So here’s are a few of them. First, Pastor Anderson’s […]
Read MoreSermon Review Link: Proper 22 YrB 10-7-12 Summary of what I was saying and why: Jesus is talking about divorce. But not divorce and marriage in the Biblical sense, about God and people. Theology: marriage theology, in the best sense of the term Jesus Count: moderate Good News: God will not divorce us. What did […]
Read MoreSermon Review Link: Proper 21, 9-30-12 Summary of what I was saying and why: There’s a difference between policing others behavior (judgment) and helping others be accountable. Theology: Christian community Jesus Count: moderate Good News: we are called to accountability. What did I change on my feet? Aside from the fact that the sermon I […]
Read MoreSermon Review Link: Proper 19 9-16-12 Summary of what I was saying and why: “Taking up our cross” is about living a life already given away to Jesus. Theology: what it is to be a Christian Jesus Count: low Good News: It’s not about dying on a cross, it’s about living as a Christian. What […]
Read MoreLife got overly busy the past few weeks. Sorry. I won’t promise it’ll never happen again. Sermon Review Link: Proper 18, Sept 9 2012 Summary of what I was saying and why: “Faith without works is dead.” One of the major ideas is James, and one of the points people oversimplify about the book. Faith […]
Read MoreSermon Review Link: Proper 14 8-12-12 Summary of what I was saying and why: We get angry. We aren’t perfect. We never have been. With God, we’re working on it. Theology: community Jesus Count: low Good News: The ideal church (we heard about last week) can be found among us. As we work toward it. […]
Read MoreSermon Review Link: Proper 13 8-5-12 Summary of what I was saying and why: Ephesians 4 starts with a great section on Christian unity. Which is really difficult and we never quite achieve, but we keep practicing. A lot more than you may think. Especially through our baptism and Eucharist. Theology: Baptismal and Eucharistic theology […]
Read MoreSermon Review Proper 12 6-29-12 Listen to the sermon here Summary of what I was saying: David and Bathsheba have sex. Adulterous sex or possibly rape (the text is unclear about motivations). This leads to pregnancy, murder, and marriage. Both text and Jewish tradition are fairly silent about D&B’s motivations. Good News: The story is […]
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