You have heard this sermon before. Maybe not this exact sermon, but something close to it. It is said, and you are a better judge of this than me, that preachers have only a few core … [Read more...]
The Mustard Seed Principle
The prophet Jesus said the realm of God can be likened to a mustard seed, which is very small and yet, when it grows it puts forth large branches for birds to make nests and animals to find shade … [Read more...]
It’s Not About Us…But We Must Act As If It Is
Texts: "What I have Learned So Far" by Mary Oliver: Mark 4:26-34: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark+4%3A26-34&version=NRSV Even though I grew up in Indiana and the flat … [Read more...]
Our Lives as an Annual Instead of a Perennial
Summer heals the wounds of winter the way time and skin cream evaporate a routine scar. I have been thinking about both summer and scars lately. Scars, because I have two minor surgical wounds … [Read more...]
Projection – spiritual and otherwise
The Gospel of Mark has opened the window on a very painful moment for Jesus and his family. So many Biblical stories reveal raw human encounters and struggles if we read them as they actually … [Read more...]
Thoughtwalls
Sitting in the dentist’s chair getting a root canal, my mind wandered into thoughtwalls. That is what I call it when push and shove as we might, our thoughts cannot move any deeper into an idea – when … [Read more...]
Sabbath Listening
TEXTS for Preaching: "Dust" by Doriane Laux and Mark 2:23-3:6 (Oh, and don't forget Deuteronomy 5:12-15!) “Someone spoke to me last night, told me the truth. Just a few words, but I recognized … [Read more...]
From When We Came
Where we are from is not as simple as where we were born or grew up. When asked, I say I am from Indiana even though I have lived in Ohio, Massachusetts, Vermont, and New York since leaving Indiana … [Read more...]
Spawn of Love
Texts for Preaching: Isaiah 6:1-8 Julian of Norwich, "As truly as God is our father, so, just as truly, God is our mother..." John 3:1-17 Who knew an Episcopal Presiding Bishop could so … [Read more...]
The Difference Between Truth & Fact
I have been thinking a lot about truth lately. When we hear from talking heads and politicians about fake news or such-and-such politician lying, it often has to do with facts more than truth. We … [Read more...]
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