Reflection for 7 Easter For video version scroll to the end The three-year ministry of Jesus is Act One in a three-act play. The betrayal, arrest, trial, and execution is Act Two. The … [Read more...]
An Inside-Outside Game
PREACHING TEXTS Acts 17:22-31 John 14:15-21 “Streetlights hide the glimmer of lesser stars” by Bryce J. Christensen Streetlights hide the glimmer of lesser stars. My weak telescope wobbles on … [Read more...]
Well, I’ll be doggone…
...There is no new sermon this morning. Yep, someone gave me the day off, can you believe it? But come on into the website and look around -- there are literally hundreds of archived sermons and … [Read more...]
Your work, and mine
A YouTube version follows the text. “Are my boots old? Is my coat torn? Am I no longer young, and still not half-perfect? Let me keep my mind on what matters, which is my work, which is mostly … [Read more...]
Eyes Opened
Everyday Grace by Stella Nesanovich It can happen like that: meeting at the market, buying tires amid the smell of rubber, the grating sound of jack hammers and drills, anywhere we share … [Read more...]
Awe opens a window in our heart for the Holy to blow in
Scroll down for the YouTube version Texts for 2Easter: John 20:19-31 and "Mysteries, Yes" by Mary Oliver Link: mysteries-yes-mary-oliver You see what he did there, right? It was clever, I’ll … [Read more...]
In bud — we are, in bud, still
Scroll down for YouTube version From too much love of living... even the weariest river winds somewhere to the sea - But we have only begun to love... we have only begun to imagine... how could … [Read more...]
Good Friday: The Dog of Grief
Texts for Today Talking to Grief by Denise Levertov Ah, grief, I should not treat you like a homeless dog who comes to the back door for a crust, for a meatless bone. I should trust you. I … [Read more...]
Holy Thursday: Bread of Affliction
Texts for Tonight Exodus 12:1-4;7;3 Exodus 16:2-4; 31-32 In churches all over the world tonight, literally, all over the world, there will be foot washing. On this night Christians have … [Read more...]
Not factual but true
A link to the YouTube version follows the text The problem with Palm Sunday, of course, is that we all know how the story ends and that distorts how we hear and interpret it. Our foot-of-the-cross … [Read more...]
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