Writings and Sermons
Happy Thanksgiving! How have you been part of community this year? I worked largely with the collect for Thanksgiving: Creator of the fruitful earth, you made us stewards of all things. Give us grateful hearts for all your goodness, and steadfast wills to use your bounty well, that the whole human family, today and in […]
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I was particularly caught up by Jesus’s focus on the work of the people of God (which is belief). After so many months of our church communities faith being expressed online and in their homes, I also had the emphasis in Ephesian on our unity in the back of my mind. This swirl of thoughts […]
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I have long loved this Psalm. But my food oriented youtube rabbit hole had me wondering where the oil comes from. And that got me thinking about the community and theology behind this. Listen to what I said: I worked with Psalm 133 (link).
Read MoreHow would you describe your Church? Without using family, loving, welcoming, or community. The lessons can be found by clicking here. I worked most closely with Jn13:1-17, 31B-35. Listen:
Read MoreMorsels & Stories: I talk about our Old Testament reading and apples and pomegranates. Sermon: What part of resisting temptation is having a community know and remind us of who we are? The lessons can be found by clicking here. I worked most closely with Matthew 4:1-11. Listen:
Read MoreMorsels & Stories: I talked about offertory sentences, both the one I use and the one we all remember. Sermon: I brought peanut butter with me to Church today. I wasn’t the only one. Why? The lessons for today can be found by clicking here. I worked most closely with Deut. 26:1-11 […]
Read MoreLink: Community, Sept 8. 2013 Summary of what I was saying and why: I’ve spent years now wondering about the question I posed: what kind of community lets the tower go unfinished and laughs at the builder? Is that the community we are/want to be? Then I wanted to create a space for St Peter’s […]
Read MoreThe lessons can be found by clicking here. I worked most closely with Luke 14:25-33. Unfinished towers and warring kings–which may be about neither. This is an interactive sermon, I hope it can be heard and understood. My apologies if not. Listen: Notes Bene: >The Anglican Church of Canada uses the Roman numbering system. So […]
Read MoreLink:Faith, Doubt, and Community Summary of what I was saying and why: This is always a fun text for me. The perennial question of how unquestioning faith is or should be is one worth revisiting. This year Steve Pankey wrote about what the Greek actually says and I started thinking. There are plenty of people, […]
Read MoreThe lessons can be found by clicking here. I worked with John 20:19-31. Thomas has not-belief. As do we all. This is a fairly interactive sermon. I tried to make sure the mic picked up the gist but there may be parts that are tough to understand. Thank you for your patience. Easter 2, 2013
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