Writings and Sermons
One of the more fun things I had to do while seeking ordination (often called The Process because it is long—8 years in my case—and arduous and can veer straight into institutionalized hazing), was a summer parish internship. I was offered a position at a little church, where I stayed in their apartment and could […]
Read MoreMorsels & Stories: I talked about why and how we clean up after communion. Sermon: Why salt isn’t like other spices. The lessons for today can be found by clicking here. I worked most closely with Matthew 5:13-20. Listen:
Read MoreMorsels & Stories: Why colour Easter eggs? I tell the story of Mary Magdalene’s red eggs. Sermon: Mary runs to tell the apostles, “I have seen the Lord!” Just as Mary, Hannah, and Miriam also proclaimed God’s miracles. The lessons for today be found by clicking here. I worked most closely with John […]
Read MoreA brief snippet from a longer piece I’m working on: In seminary our liturgy professor told my class that the Triduum, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Vigil, preach themselves. And I knew that it was true. I remember the liturgy, but not what my priest said about it, not how it was presented, not how […]
Read MoreIf you look back through my sermons (link), especially my Maundy Thursday ones, you’d find a repeating theme that Jesus took ordinary things and made them holy. We can see this in baptism where water is turned into our sacramental entrance to God’s family, in communion when bread and wine become Christ’s body and blood […]
Read MoreMorsels and Stories: Discipline not punishment Sermon: Struggle Today we hear some of David’s sins. And it’s a text, along with others and much of our world and lives, that we should struggle with. The lessons can be found by clicking here. I worked most closely with 2 SAMUEL 11:1-15. Listen:
Read MoreI loved how Holy Week and Easter morning unfolded this year. Of course, I find that the richness of the liturgy is so great that no matter how many mistakes I may make, the significance and connection these services offer doesn’t fail. After Easter Sunday I took three days off. Well, Monday is one of […]
Read MoreJust before my camp held our week for kids with an incarcerated parent, I read about Lincoln High School in Walla Walla WA, Principal Sporleder, and learned what ACE means. In 2007, Mr Sporleder came to what is now Lincoln High Scool as the new principal. A few years later he attended a Washignton State […]
Read MoreWith Ash Wednesday this week I’m not getting a sermon review done. (Shortest version: I think I could have done a better job of integrating ideas; really enjoyed some other sermons–and you can find sermons I listen to under about me.) But, I referenced a Dempter’s Bread commercial. For all of you who watch less […]
Read MoreLink: Jesus and The Doctor, Christ the King 2013 Summary of what I was saying and why: I start with the line from Jeremiah, “the days are surely coming.” And with that ran toward eschatology. I took a bit from Moltmann, a bit of sacrificial Eucharistic atonement, and Doctor Who. I wound up considering just […]
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