In that passage from Luke this morning, Jesus drives us off the ledge like Thelma and Louise. He’s taking no prisoners and he clearly does not care what we think about his declaration. “Hate … [Read more...]
Peace be with you
I went to a laboratory school. It was kindergarten-through-high school in the same building, and, while a public school, it was also operated by the teacher’s college of the local university. I … [Read more...]
The Movement
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW8amMCVAJQ Spring break of the last year of seminary, the bishop of the Diocese of Indianapolis brought the four senior seminarians home for each of us interview … [Read more...]
To My Grandson, a Note in a Bottle
Ptolemy World Map 1467 To my grandson. My Dearest Declan, Just this week for the first time, you escaped your play blanket on your own. Your mom and dad celebrated it by texting us all a … [Read more...]
A Lens on Death
I know I just posted last Sunday's sermon, but I wanted to share a sermon I preached on Saturday, at the memorial for a friend and colleague, Rollin Norris, who lived the last years of his life … [Read more...]
Re-inventing Christianity
I might have gotten in trouble with some of you last week because I went inside Luke’s story about Jesus and swung a wrecking ball around and re-interpreted the story from my own the perspective … [Read more...]
It’s not about the legality of divorce, it is about the nature of marriage
Those readings from Job and Maya Angelou are juicy and wonderful: “We, unaccustomed to courage exiles from delight live coiled in shells of loneliness until love leaves its high holy … [Read more...]
Recognizing One Another
I had a recent facetime call with a friend who is in seminary. She was exhilarated by the intellectual stimulation of learning about the Hebrew Scripture as well as New Testament … [Read more...]
Old Friends, Jesus & Charles
This sermon is about Jesus and his buddy, Charles Darwin. People might think they didn’t see eye-to-eye, but not so – though nearly two millennia apart, they were two peas in a pod. Darwin … [Read more...]
Jesus Calling Your Baby Ugly
Just so we can get a mild taste for what we are dealing with here, allow me to offend you if I can. Baptismis meaningless. Communionis silly. Confessionand Absolution are an empty … [Read more...]