Writings and Sermons
This morning I told the story of the annunciation and the visitation. Luke 1:26-56. For the Magnificat we sang the Canticle of the Turning. Rory Cooney wrote some reflections on this rendition of the Magnificat here (link).
Read MoreMorsels & Stories: I read from Edward Hays’ The Ethiopian Tattoo Shop. Sermon: When people are sent to figure out who John is, John never quite answers the question asked. The lessons can be found by clicking here. (link) I worked most closely with John 1:6-8 19-28. Listen:
Read MoreMorsels & Stories: In preparation for our interactive Bible study on the 9th, I read from the introduction to Story Journey by Thomas E Boomershine. Sermon: Ezekiel prophesies about fat and lean sheep, while Jesus talks about goats and sheep. The lessons can be found here (link). I worked most closely with Ezekiel 34:11-16. […]
Read MoreMorsels & Stories: I read from Does God have a Big Toe? about Max, the angel who was a camel. Sermon: Jesus talks about the Kingdom of God in a lot of ways. The lessons for today can be found by clicking here. I worked most closely with Matthew 13: 31–33 44–52. […]
Read MoreMorsels & Stories: I did some show and tell with the main traveling communion sets I use. Sermon: How does pulling spotted knapweed as a child interact with Jesus’ parable of the weeds? The lessons can be found by clicking here. I worked most closely with Matthew 13:24-30 36-43. Listen:
Read MoreMorsels & Stories: We spent a little more time with the Children’s Illustrated Bible from last week. Sermon: What might this parable have sounded like if it was told today? What does the product of the seed in good ground need to hear? The lessons can be found by clicking here. I […]
Read MoreMorsels & Stories: Offertory plates. I talked about ours and what they do. Sermon: I guided us through the Abraham and Isaac story with some pauses to wonder. (This sermon involves some pauses.) The lessons can be found by clicking here. I worked most closely with Gen 22:1-14. Listen:
Read MoreMorsels & Stories: I talked about #praytoendfamine. You can learn more here. Sermon: Jesus tells us to love him and keep his commandments. What does Jesus tell us about how we best keep commandments? The lessons can be found by clicking here. I worked most closely with John 14:15-21. Listen:
Read MoreMorsels & Stories: I talked about the part of the Eucharistic Prayer called the anamnesis. How time gets slippery, bringing the past forward so it is present with us during the Eucharist. I read from “The Cult as Recapitulation of the History of Salvation,” Jean Jacques von Allman’s essay in Primary Sources of Liturgical Theology. Sermon: […]
Read MoreMorsels & Stories: I read from the introduction to Rabbi Kushner’s reflection on psalm 23, The Lord is my Shepherd. Sermon: I remember a story we read about a month ago about Samuel heading off to anoint the boy out in the field with the sheep. The lessons can be found by clicking […]
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