Writings and Sermons
The lessons for this Sunday can be found here. I worked most closely with James 2:1-17 and Mark 7:24-37. “Faith without works is dead.” It’s a catchy phrase, but neither the history nor the living is that simple. (There will be a few moments of silence before the sermon starts. Thank you for your patience.) […]
Read MoreThe lessons for Sunday can be found here. I worked most closely with Song of Songs (Song of Solomon) 2:8-13. We are the Beloved Children of God. Which is hard to live into. But love is transformative. (There will be a few moments of silence before the sermon starts. Thank you for your patience.) Listen: […]
Read MoreThe lessons for Sunday can be found here. I worked most closely with Ephesians 5:15-20. “Where is God in the middle of all of this?” (There will be a few moments of silence before the sermon starts. Thank you for your patience.) Listen: Proper 15, 2012
Read MoreSermon Review Link: Proper 14 8-12-12 Summary of what I was saying and why: We get angry. We aren’t perfect. We never have been. With God, we’re working on it. Theology: community Jesus Count: low Good News: The ideal church (we heard about last week) can be found among us. As we work toward it. […]
Read MoreThe lessons for Sunday can be found here. I worked most closely with Ephesians 4:25-5:2. “Be angry but do not sin.” Ummmm….that’s trickier than it sounds. (There will be a few moments of silence before the sermon starts. Thank you for your patience.) Listen: Proper 14, 2012
Read MoreSermon Review Link: Proper 13 8-5-12 Summary of what I was saying and why: Ephesians 4 starts with a great section on Christian unity. Which is really difficult and we never quite achieve, but we keep practicing. A lot more than you may think. Especially through our baptism and Eucharist. Theology: Baptismal and Eucharistic theology […]
Read MoreThe lessons for Sundayshe can be found at this link. I worked most closely with Ephesians 4:1-16. The author of Ephesians starts this section of his letter with a passage on Christian unity. Which is always a bit difficult and something we practice. There will be a few moments of silence before the sermon starts. […]
Read MoreSermon Review Proper 12 6-29-12 Listen to the sermon here Summary of what I was saying: David and Bathsheba have sex. Adulterous sex or possibly rape (the text is unclear about motivations). This leads to pregnancy, murder, and marriage. Both text and Jewish tradition are fairly silent about D&B’s motivations. Good News: The story is […]
Read MoreA few weeks ago I was at the 77th General Convention of The Episcopal Church. I had a great time. This is not the wrap-up post. Lots of other people have done that and done it well. One of the many things I did while I was at GC was spend time with the loose […]
Read MoreThe lessons for Sunday can be found at this link. I worked most closely with 2 Samuel 11:1-15. David and Bathsheba have sex. And I preach on it. Because we need to hear this story. We need to hear all of the stories. There will be a few moments of silence before the sermon starts. […]
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