Fire and Light, Proper 15 at Alumni Camp 8-18-13
The readings can be found here. I worked with Luke 12:24-56. Jesus talks about the fire he came to kindle. I (briefly) ruminate on the light we are. Listen:
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SR: Family Camp and Proper 9, 2013
Link: Souvenirs Summary of what I was saying and why: We read Jacob’s ladder (Genesis 28:10-22) and the Tranfiguration (Mark 9:2-8). Saturday is the last day of Camp, our theme is Be Imitators of God. I often hear how Camp is the place people best experience God (good) or how Camp is really their only […]
Read MoreSR: Wellness and Fear, Easter 6 2013
Link: Wellness and Fear, Easter 6 2013 Summary of what I was saying and why: Healing miracles are always challenging for me. How do I preach the truth of miracles (which I believe) without forgetting that too many of us are not healed? Do you want to be made well? Sometimes the answer isn’t yes; […]
Read MoreWellness and Fear, Sermon for Easter 6, 2013 (audio)
The lessons can be found by clicking here. I worked most closely with John 5:1-9. Jesus said to him, “Do you want to be made well?” And we touch on Monty Python’s The Life of Brian, the TV show House, and fear.
Read MoreSR Broken, Loving Hearts Easter 5, 2013
Link: You can listen to what I said here: Broken, Loving Hearts, Easter 5, 2013 Summary of what I was saying and why: Love has consequences. Jesus instructs us to love one another and then gets crucified. We love and often get hurt. Love, though, can often be not only transformational but resurrectional. Theology: Salvation […]
Read MoreSR: Peter and Promises, Easter 3, 2013
Link: Peter and Promises Summary of what I was saying and why: This sermon was slow to write. The Gospel is about feeding, it’s about love, it’s about Resurrection, and none of that was interesting to me this year. It felt like I’d just done something on the whole obedience bit in Acts and Revelation […]
Read MoreSR: Faith, Doubt, and Community
Link:Faith, Doubt, and Community Summary of what I was saying and why: This is always a fun text for me. The perennial question of how unquestioning faith is or should be is one worth revisiting. This year Steve Pankey wrote about what the Greek actually says and I started thinking. There are plenty of people, […]
Read MoreStanding Risen in Baptismal Waters, Easter 2013
The lessons for the Easter Vigil can be found by clicking here. I worked most closely with Romans 6:3-11. “Therefore we have been buried with him by baptism into death, so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life.” […]
Read MoreHow Incarnation Ends, a sermon for Good Friday 3-29-13
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 MoreSR The Glory of Jesus Christ, Palm Sunday 2013
Link: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 […]
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