Renew April 2021
Every year I’m entranced and amused by the resurrected Jesus eating fish while his disciples watch. Here’s what I said this year: I worked with Luke 24.36a-48 and the prayer over the gifts.
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Death that leads to life, Sept 2018
Morsels & Stories: This morning we read from Proverbs 31, which is traditionally sung by Jewish husbands to their wives as praise. As the Church is often talked about as the Bride of Christ, what similar song would Jesus sing to us? Sermon: Jesus talks about his death. So we do too because that is […]
Read MoreTerror and Amazement, Easter 2018
Morsels & Stories: I read from The Ethiopian Tattoo Shop by Edward Hays. It seemed appropriate for April Fool’s Day. Sermon: Mary, Mary, and Salome went to do what their mother’s taught them. I worked most closely with Mark 16:1-8 which you can find here (link). listen:
Read MoreI have seen the Lord! Easter 2016
Morsels & 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 MoreRisen Relationship, Easter 2015
Alleluia! Christ is Risen! The Lord is Risen indeed! Alleluia! The lessons can be found by clicking here. Listen:
Read MoreWe Make Our Song
I sat at the deathbeds of three Churches. That was the ministry I was called to. It was not the ministry I expected. It was not, in the way that death never is, the ministry I wanted. I could see all the ways the story ended differently. More money, more people, more energy. Some of […]
Read MoreResurrection Thinking, Easter 2014
This is a good day. A day beyond science. An inauguration of resurrection thinking. Listen: The lessons can be found by clicking here.
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