Who is with us…in the darkness?
Scroll down for a video presentation if you prefer to watch I spent some time trying to think of another historical figure -- or even someone personally known to us -- whose birth … [Read more...]
Where hope may be found in the darkness
A video version can be found by scrolling to the end of the text Micah was a prophetic oracle of both judgment and hope, and he announced the coming destruction of Israel – which would have seemed … [Read more...]
Being prophetic
Washington National Cathedral Video version follows the text Sermon Texts: Isaiah 12:2-6; Theologies for Korah, a poem by Dante Michael; Luke 3:7-18 Alright, how many of you still have two … [Read more...]
Take good care…
Scroll down for video version Take good care -- this is Advent. Why do I say it that way? Because the culture is hostile to authentic presentations of Christianity. If we are … [Read more...]
Let it come…
Text for 1 Advent: Jeremiah 33:14-16, Luke 21:25-36, "Let Evening Come" by Jane Kenyon Scroll to the bottom for the video version “Let it come, as it will, and don’t be afraid. God does not leave … [Read more...]
Gratitude then live…
Texts for Preaching this Week Matthew 6:25-33, and: "Messenger" by Mary Oliver My work is loving the world. Here the sunflowers, there the hummingbird— equal seekers of sweetness. Here the … [Read more...]
A Rant and Then Perspective
Text a reflection on Mark 13:1-8 Video version is available following the text Thirty seven or eight years after Jesus was executed the Roman army reduced the Temple to ruins and conducted a … [Read more...]
All Saints’
I am guessing everyone has a favorite holiday -- Christmas, Thanksgiving, Groundhogs day... Many such holidays link religious and secular celebrations like Easter and Spring Break, Christmas … [Read more...]
Swallowing it Whole
A video version follows the text In ancient Israel, and reportedly still today, careful distinctions were made between people who belonged and did not belong, including between a “foreigner” and … [Read more...]
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