Writings and Sermons
Link: Paul and the Beer Rule, Epiphany 3 2014 Summary of what I was saying and why: I don’t preach on a text from one of the Epistles, so when this section of 1 Corinthians called to me, I went with it. After that I wanted to talk about differences and divides without letting the […]
Read MorePaul’s letter to the Corinthians and the SPI Beer Rule. The Beer Rule is actually the Beer Principle and can be found over here at the Scholar Priest Initiative. Listen: The lessons can be found by clicking here.
Read MoreA few words on 100 years of life and ministry. Listen: (They do not feature heavily but the readings can be found by clicking here.)
Read MoreSome change can’t be held back. Listen: The lessons can be found by clicking here.
Read MoreLink: Gospel Alchemy, Christmas 2, 2014 Summary of what I was saying and why: I love John’s prologue. My parish has a gifted artist who has been creating an Advent piece from this imagery. (I’ll add a picture tomorrow) So I spent a lot of Advent thinking about the radical truth expressed in this passage. […]
Read MoreWord does not become flesh. Listen: The lessons are Jeremiah 31:7–14; Psalm 147:13–21; Ephesians 1:3–14; John 1:(1–9), 10–18. I worked most closely with John 1:1-18.
Read MoreJesus flees, children die. Listen: The lessons were Is 63:7–9; Ps 148; Heb 2:10–18; Mt 2:13–23. I worked most closely with Matthew 2:13-23.
Read MoreHappy Christmas! The lessons can be found by clicking here. Listen:
Read MoreThe lessons can be found by clicking here. I worked most closely with Luke 2:1-20. Jesus’s lullaby and all of our differences. Listen
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 […]
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