Writings and Sermons
Morsels & Stories: I read from The Spy on Noah’s Ark. Sermon: Because the end of my week was taken up with taking care of some emergency health issues for my dog (who is definitely on the road back to health now), I never had the time to finish a sermon. So I talked about […]
Read MoreMorsels & Stories: I read about one of the marks of new monasticism from Common Prayer. You can find more about the marks of new monasticism here. Sermon: Naaman’s wife’s slave-girl does something radical. The kind of of radical that happens when Jesus sends 70 disciples out. The lessons can be found by […]
Read MoreMorsels & Stories: I walked those gathered through an exercise I learned years ago. I would ask one question and have people gather in small likeminded groups. Then I would have those groups discuss their answers to an entirely different question. Parts of this may be confusing or mostly background noise. Sermon: I preached […]
Read MoreMorsels & Stories: I read “Adam’s Animals” from Does God have a Big Toe? Sermon: Jesus feels compassion when he sees a widow burying her only son. What would Jesus see in our city that would spark gut-twisting compassion? The lessons from today can be found by clicking here. I worked most closely […]
Read MoreMorsels and Stories: It’s Good Shepherd Sunday so I talked about some of the places shepherds show up in the Bible. The lessons can be found by clicking here. Listen:
Read MoreMorsels & Stories: Why colour Easter eggs? I tell the story of Mary Magdalene’s red eggs. Sermon: Mary runs to tell the apostles, “I have seen the Lord!” Just as Mary, Hannah, and Miriam also proclaimed God’s miracles. The lessons for today be found by clicking here. I worked most closely with John […]
Read MoreToday we commemorate Jesus’s death on the cross, an agonizing death on a day full of pain. The lessons can be found by clicking here. Listen:
Read MoreWe remember a meal which remembered a meal. Are we ready for what follows? The lessons for tonight can be found by clicking here. I worked with Ex 12:1–4, (5–10), 11–14 and Jn 13:1–17, 31b–35. Listen:
Read MoreMorsels & Stories: Continuing our lenten exploration of Eucharist, we talked about why we use wine, along with how not to partake of the wine. Sermon: In a Gospel full of scandalous things, Jesus says, “You will always have the poor with you.” Do we still hear the old challenge to change the world […]
Read MoreMorsels & Stories: In our continuing discussion of Eucharist, I talked about bread and many of the levels of significance that lie behind the bread we share in Eucharist. Sermon: The son comes home, deserving nothing, and is received with joy. The lessons can be found by clicking here. I worked most closely with Lk 15:1–3. […]
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