Writings and Sermons
The lessons can be found by clicking here. I preached on Incarnation and Crucifixion. How did we think the Incarnation was going to end? (The quote is from Tragic Vision and Divine Compassion: A Contemporary Theodicy by Wendy Farley, pg 34) Listen: Good Friday, 2013
Read MoreThe lessons can be found by clicking here. I worked most closely with John 13:1-17, 31b-35. This was an ecumenical service with the Methodist congregation who shares their building with us. The oddity of foot washing, with a little Thrilling Adventure Hour and a lot of Jesus. Listen: Maundy Thursday, 2013
Read MoreLink:The Glory of Jesus Christ Summary of what I was saying and why: Palm Sunday is the beginning of the challenge of Holy Week preaching. The texts and liturgies almost do preach themselves and yet I do feel a need to voice where I believe my community is amongst the texts. Palm and Passion Sunday […]
Read MoreThe lessons can be found by clicking here. I worked with Philippians 2:5-11, the ride into Jerusalem, and story of Jesus. Glory is due to Jesus. Which is where we start today. And Jesus is not done. Listen: Palm Sunday, 2013
Read MoreLink: Expensive Misunderstandings Summary of what I was saying and why: Paul gets a bad reputation. At least when I hang out in liberal or cynical circles. That’s where I started. Then I started thinking about Mary and the hidden story we don’t know about this nard. What did it cost her to anoint Jesus’s […]
Read MoreThe lessons can be found by clicking here. I worked most closely with Luke 15: 1-3, 11b-32. Coming home again is hard. (There will be a few moments of silence before the sermon begins. Thank you for your patience.) Listen: Lent 4, 2013
Read MoreLink: The Fig Tree and The Gardener Summary of what I was saying and why: This was a hard text to read this spring and a harder text to preach. To read the parable of the fig tree in the context of a church that is closing that’s hard. But the Gospel is the Gospel […]
Read MoreThe lessons for Sunday can be found by clicking here. I worked most closely with Luke 3:1-9. Today Jesus tells us the parable of the Fig Tree (and the Gardener). (There will be a few moments of silence before the sermon begins. Thank you for your patience.) Listen: Lent 3, 2013
Read MoreDue to a Church swap this week, I was behind the altar but not in the pulpit across town. So no sermon. Here are some of my favorites from around the interwebs. A lot about chicken and stars: Priest Lightcap reminds us that Jesus is the “the mama hen who will place herself between the […]
Read MoreIn the last few days, I’ve seen at least two articles speculate about how Millennials might just be important to the future of the Church and radically change the nature of the Church. Apparently, my age-peers and I are not the natural heirs the Baby Boomers and do not want to merely continue what was […]
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