The lust for data leads to more and greater hunger. We have become a “data-driven” culture and economy, in which it is assumed that enough of the right data will lead to desired outcomes. Nowhere … [Read more...]
Your Easter Wonton Soup
*The Liturgical Poem for Easter: "An Impossible Darkness" by Kim Rosen So, let’s think about this. Jesus’ women-friends go to the tomb to take care of business and come back and tell Jesus’ … [Read more...]
Authentic Desperation
In early 2010, on a group solidarity trip to El Salvador, we inadvertently and unexpectedly became global witnesses to a crime of international proportion. To make a long story short, we traveled … [Read more...]
Palliative: To relieve without curing
I’m just saying, Palm Sunday is the hardest sermon to preach all year long. Just remember that when you’re tempted to throw your prayer stone. When Easter arrives, we can dream again. But for … [Read more...]
A Lens on Death
I know I just posted last Sunday's sermon, but I wanted to share a sermon I preached on Saturday, at the memorial for a friend and colleague, Rollin Norris, who lived the last years of his life … [Read more...]
Learning to Disagree with Judas
I spent my first fifteen to twenty years of priesthood, making Judas’ case – not so much against Jesus as against those who came to church to get a gentle massage for the mind and soul. I have … [Read more...]
Diversify the Gene Pool
My dad used to say that clergy were like manure – okay spread out, but in a pile, we stink. He was an attorney no less! Having just spent four days with fourteen thousand writers and publishers, he … [Read more...]
In Or Around Portland, Oregon
For those attending AWP19 in Portland, Oregon this week, come by Unsolicited Press (T9096) on Saturday at 1:00 PM where I will be doing a book signing. The BookFair will be open on Saturday for $5 to … [Read more...]
Ball Don’t Lie
Ball don’t lie. For the pure of heart this is the season of fall foliage, when all the beauty and joy of past months is distilled into an explosion of brilliant colors just before the end. Whether … [Read more...]
Burning Bush Again
All biblical texts are not equal: if today’s readings from Exodus and Luke were power-lifters, Exodus would in the Heavyweight Class and Luke in Featherweight. The gospel for today is nearly … [Read more...]
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