Writings and Sermons
Link: Budgeting Grace, All Saints 2013 Summary of what I was saying and why: All Saints was also the first Sunday of our pledge month. And I didn’t want it to be a “saints=money, give us money.” Our response, faithful and wise, to our inheritance is about stewardship. Theology: hagiology and stewardship Jesus Count: low […]
Read MoreThe lessons can be found by clicking here. I leaned toward Ephesians 1:11-23, but mostly preached hagiology (Sainthood). I was taught that budgets were important–and that grace doesn’t have a budget. Listen:
Read MoreI’ve just started my new position as rector of St Peter’s in Edmonton. (Six weeks in, so everyone still thinks I’m new. A year from now, church members will still understand that I’m new.) As with most new clergy, I’m frequently asked one question. “How are you going to save the Church?” People don’t actually […]
Read MoreThe readings were Deuteronomy 26:1-11, Psalm 100, Phillipians 4:4-9, and John 6:25-35. Thanksgiving is only the beginning. Listen:
Read MoreLink: Holy Ground 6 Sept 13 Summary of what I was saying and why: These are not happy readings. Lamentations, Timothy needing bucking up, disciples asking for more faith and being told they are slaves. And when I read through them two things stood out Timothy inherited his faith (as we have ours) and the […]
Read MoreThe lessons can be found by clicking here. I worked with all of them a bit. What is Holy Ground? Listen:
Read MoreLink: Angels and Coyote, Michelmas 2013 Summary of what I was saying and why: I wanted to work with the richness and variety of angels in the Bible. Tricksters are almost and not at all analogous, so I brought Coyote in a little. (Coyote stories can be found here among other places.) Theology: Angelology Jesus […]
Read MoreThe Anglican Church of Canada allows that, when the 29th is on a Sunday, Michelmas is celebrated. The lessons can be found by clicking here. I worked with the Biblical tradition of Angels. Do not be afraid. Angels exist to speak God in our lives. Listen
Read MoreLink: Ambiguity if not Doubt, 22 Sept 2013 Summary of what I was saying and why: Any honest preacher should tell you that this is and exceptionally tough passage to understand and even tougher to preach. The more work I did to understand it, the less I did. So this is my attempt to approach […]
Read MoreThe lessons can be found by clicking here. I worked most closely with Luke 16:1-13. The Unjust Steward. A parable that defies any fully satisfactory explanation. Of all the crazy things Jesus says, this one is really out there. The episode of This American Life that I reference is ‘How I Got Into College.” You can […]
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