Sermon Round-Up Easter 7 2014

Bishop Jane preached this Sunday celebration of St. Peter’s 100th anniversary and Bella’s baptism. I have no idea what I might’ve preached on. Priest Giroux, Blest be the ties that bind “I can only testify to my own experience. I feel that presence in the bread and cup of the Eucharist. I feel that presence […]

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SR In Which Paul is Wiser, Easter 6 2014

Link: In Which Paul is Wiser, Easter 6 2014 Summary of what I was saying and why: I love this story. Paul in Athens at the altar to an unknown God. Early last week, I was talking about some troubling part of theology and how I resolved it for myself with Genesis 1. All things […]

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In Which Paul is Wiser, Easter 6 2014

Family jokes, a Christmas Party in Lent, and Paul in Athens….   The lessons can be found by clicking here. I worked most closely with Acts 17:22-31.     Listen:

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SR: God’s Inn, Easter 5 2014

Link: God’s Inn, Easter 5, 2014 Summary of what I was saying and why: I got entranced early in the week with the idea of God being the connection between each of our vast creative possibilities. But I couldn’t figure out how to preach it. Then I remembered the story I mention. And sermon. Theology: […]

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Amid the Crumbs, Easter 3 2014

They recognized him in the breaking of the bread…   The lessons can be found by clicking here.  I worked most closely with Luke 24:13-35. Listen:

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SR: Touch and Taste and See, Easter 2 2014

Link: Touch and Taste and See, Easter 2 2014 Summary of what I was saying and why: I love this story. At the second service we had an Easter Festival of Readings and Praise, so this was meant to be a brief sermon. Theology: Eucharistic Jesus Count: average Good News: Taste and see that the […]

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Resurrection 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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SR: Darkest Hour Palm, Sunday 2014

Link: Darkest Hour, Palm Sunday 2014 Summary of what I was saying and why: Palm/Passion Sunday is wonderful and really hard to preach. And I don’t know how not to say something. I started thinking about how attractive Jesus must have seemed, riding into Jerusalem. It could all be real…and then we’re outside the tomb, […]

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SR Water Enough, Lent 3 2014

Link: Water Enough, Lent 3 2014 Summary of what I was saying and why: I’d preached on the woman at the well last year and wasn’t ready to go back there. I love preaching on water because it means baptism. Somewhere I got stuck on the question of enough water. And then “enough water for […]

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