Writings and Sermons
Stories & Morsels: I talked about Advent wreaths, some of their history and offered some suggestions for how to incorporate them into your Advent practice. St Lucy’s feast day is indeed the 13th of December. There are tons more options if you google “Advent Wreath” with lighting or liturgy. Sermon: Our Isaiah passage is the […]
Read MoreMorsels & Stories: I talked a bit about what the canons (which can be found here) have to say about the responsibilities of the vestry. Sermon: Matthew’s story about how Jesus was born focuses on Joseph and a dream. The lessons can be found by clicking here. I worked most closely with Matthew […]
Read MoreStories and Morsels: I read “Burning Brightly” from A Spy on Noah’s Ark. Sermon: John the Baptist, Marie Kondo (who’s name I may have butchered, sorry), and the Paris agreement about carbon emissions all have something in common. How do we know it’s enough? The lessons can be found by clicking here. I worked most closely […]
Read MoreStories and Morsels: I used the liturgical calendar wheel, to talk about the new liturgical year we just started. (Similar to the one that appears here if I’ve internetted correctly.) Sermon: Repentance I talk about how repentance can be more like ping pong than an easy decision. The lessons can be found by clicking here. […]
Read MoreLink: Kickstartering the Kingdom Summary of what I was saying and why: I had started somewhere else with work that going to become not this sermon. It didn’t fit the lessons. In the wake of that massive edit I had one note about how these things Jesus and Isaiah mention were stretch goals. And then […]
Read MoreLink: Jades and the Tree of Jesse, Advent 2 2013 Summary of what I was saying and why: I actually started with the word steadfast in the Epistle. That got me to the concept of being steadfast with one another and the Jade plant story. But steadfast is not a common story. So I wound […]
Read MoreThe lessons can be found by clicking here. I worked with all of them. Waiting and more waiting. Listen here:
Read MoreLink: Map to Halfway, Advent 1 2013 Summary of what I was saying and why: I love Isaiah and the imagery of God’s Holy Hill is one that seems to be popular. Except we don’t actually live there. It’s not close. Theology: Atonement Jesus Count: medium Good News: Jesus meets us halfway What did I […]
Read MoreThe lessons can be found by clicking here. I worked most closely with Isaiah 2:1-5. Isaiah holds up a vision of where we should be headed. It’s the getting there that’s hard. Listen:
Read MoreThe lessons for Sunday can be found by clicking here. I worked most closely with Luke 1:39-55. I love the Magnificat (now), but today I am struck by the space between Gabriel’s announcement and Mary’s song. (There will be a few moments of silence before the sermon begins. Thank you for your patience.) Listen: Advent […]
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