Writings and Sermons
The lessons for Sunday can be found here. I worked most closely with Ephesians 5:15-20. “Where is God in the middle of all of this?” (There will be a few moments of silence before the sermon starts. Thank you for your patience.) Listen: Proper 15, 2012
Read MoreThe lessons for Sunday can be found here. I worked most closely with Ephesians 4:25-5:2. “Be angry but do not sin.” Ummmm….that’s trickier than it sounds. (There will be a few moments of silence before the sermon starts. Thank you for your patience.) Listen: Proper 14, 2012
Read MoreThe lessons for Sundayshe can be found at this link. I worked most closely with Ephesians 4:1-16. The author of Ephesians starts this section of his letter with a passage on Christian unity. Which is always a bit difficult and something we practice. There will be a few moments of silence before the sermon starts. […]
Read MoreA few weeks ago I was at the 77th General Convention of The Episcopal Church. I had a great time. This is not the wrap-up post. Lots of other people have done that and done it well. One of the many things I did while I was at GC was spend time with the loose […]
Read MoreThe lessons for Sunday can be found at this link. I worked most closely with 2 Samuel 11:1-15. David and Bathsheba have sex. And I preach on it. Because we need to hear this story. We need to hear all of the stories. There will be a few moments of silence before the sermon starts. […]
Read MoreFirst, the Church isn’t about to end, be it with a whimper or a bang. We are the inheritors of a tradition that has survived the Ascension of Jesus, outward persecutions, inward persecutions (those heresy debates with permanent conclusions), the Reformation, the Enlightenment, and more. All of this changed the Church. The 21st century and […]
Read MoreThe lessons for Sunday can be found at this link: Proper 11. I worked most closely with 2 Samuel 7:1-14. David proposes to build a temple for God that will be bigger and more beautiful than his palace. And God turns him down. Why? (Also I work in some history.) There will be a few […]
Read MoreThe lessons for Proper 10 can be found at this link: Proper 10. I worked most closely with 2 Samuel 6:1-5, 12b-19 and the experience of having been at General Convention. David danced. And so did we. A sermon playing with the overlay of David’s story (I can’t resist some good Old Testament history) and […]
Read MoreThe readings for today were: Genesis 12:1-4, Psalm 150, and Mt 5:14-16. Our summer theme is: “You are the light of the world.” It’s the last day! So a massive recap of the week and a sending out to be the light of the world. Thank you to the campers, parents, and staff! This was […]
Read MoreThe readings for today were: 1 Cor 12: 12-27, Psalm 150, and Mt 5:1-12. Our summer theme is: “You are the light of the world.” We are the light of the world, but we are not all the same. Thanks be to God! Standard Camp disclaimers: lots of dialogue, wind, water (the lake is behind […]
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