Messy Transfiguration, February 2016

Morsels & Stories: I read from “Does God Have a Big Toe?” Sermons: Jesus takes Peter, James, and John up the mountain for the Transfiguration.  Nothing was by accident.   The lessons can be found by clicking here.  I worked mostly closely with Luke 9:28–36, (37–43). Listen:

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SR Gospel Alchemy, Christmas 2, 2014

Link: Gospel Alchemy, Christmas 2, 2014 Summary of what I was saying and why: I love John’s prologue. My parish has a gifted artist who has been creating an Advent piece from this imagery. (I’ll add a picture tomorrow) So I spent a lot of Advent thinking about the radical truth expressed in this passage. […]

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Gospel Alchemy, Sermon Christmas 2, 5 Jan 2014

Word does not become flesh. Listen: The lessons are Jeremiah 31:7–14; Psalm 147:13–21; Ephesians 1:3–14; John 1:(1–9), 10–18.  I worked most closely with John 1:1-18.

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Wellness 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.

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SR 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 […]

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