“When the truth is found to be lies and all the joy within you dies Don’t you want somebody to love? Don’t you need somebody to love? You better find somebody to love.” Jefferson … [Read more...]
That Terrible Trinity
Okay, this is a little weird for a sermon, but it’s all I got for today. Of all the creatures on this blue planet, the two with whom we have the most generous relationship, are cats and … [Read more...]
Don’t Be Fooled
When insurance companies, doctors, and conservative politicians scream that we cannot afford universal health care, they do not mention that we already pay more for healthcare than we would for a … [Read more...]
Ghost Busters
I’m not sure we’re ready for this, but here goes. What if I told you a story about the time I saw my Great Aunt Elma, five months deceased, standing on the dresser in my bedroom wearing a … [Read more...]
Hate Has No Home Here
Mere words can only hint at the grief, anger, and pain rippling through every enlightened synagogue, mosque, church, and temple as we witnessed yet another attack on a house of worship. Actions always … [Read more...]
My Tribe
This sermon might not be for you – just a head’s up. Being religious in our world is not comfortable for some of us. “Spiritual not religious” is a euphemism for a vague belief or intuition … [Read more...]
The Lust That Leads to Greater Hunger
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...]
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