Texts for Preaching: “Courage” by Anne Sexton and Mark 3:2--35 Scroll to the end for the link to a YouTube video of this sermon This may seem like a strange sermon to preach to a bunch of old … [Read more...]
Fear
“noun: fear; an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain, or a threat...a feeling of anxiety concerning...safety and well-being... … [Read more...]
What are your demons afraid of?
A video version can be found by scrolling to the end of the text 4 Epiphany: A reflection on Mark 1:21-28 To pick up on the theme of story-telling from last week, whoever wrote the Gospel of … [Read more...]
Hobos, Immigrants, and Covid-19, Oh No!
When I was a child growing up in Muncie, Indiana, we lived across the street from some college dormitories and a very large Presbyterian church. Behind those buildings were acres and acres of … [Read more...]
Take A Deep Breath, Please.
Can we just all take a collective breath? That’s right, fill the diaphragm slowly, breathing in through the nose; and then slowly – slowly – exhaling through the mouth. Isn’t that better? The … [Read more...]
The Problem with Fear
It would be silly to ask that you not be afraid. Fear is an emotion, a response to stimulus. Actual events as well as things that go bump in the night trigger fear, and honestly, it is unwise not … [Read more...]
Fear
Before I went to seminary I worked in an acute care mental health unit of a community hospital. It was a magical place in some ways; a strange thing to say about a holding cell for suffering. What … [Read more...]