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Good Friday: The Dog of Grief

April 7, 2023 By Cam Miller Leave a Comment

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...]

Filed Under: Sermons Tagged With: grief, Jesus, Levertov

Harjo, John, and Me at the Table

March 19, 2023 By Cam Miller 2 Comments

Okay, I cheated. I cut about two-thirds of that story from the Gospel of John because it is just too long and too wordy and too repetitive. So even though you likely remember it I will briefly … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sermons Tagged With: Jesus, Joy Harjo, Table

Black Holes and Schrodinger’s cat, Oh, and Jesus too!

January 1, 2023 By Cam Miller 2 Comments

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I try to understand, I really do. I read and re-read about cool new information coming to us from the study of Black Holes. It was a New York Times article about Einstein’s own argument with … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sermons Tagged With: black holes, Jesus, Schodinger's Cat

He changed, he just changed

October 30, 2022 By Cam Miller Leave a Comment

It is curious that Jesus says salvation has come to Zacchaeus’ house, ”because he too is a son of Abraham.” It isn’t because Zacchaeus gave away half his belongings and a whole lot of money … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sermons Tagged With: Change, Jesus, Zacchaeus

Jeremiah and Jesus, back to back 500 years apart

January 30, 2022 By Cam Miller Leave a Comment

Scroll down for video version You know I am in my happy place when I get to talk about both Jeremiah and Jesus at one and the same time. We actually have some biographical data on each of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sermons Tagged With: Emmeline Pankhurst, Jeremiah, Jesus

Good at right-angle with good

February 28, 2021 By Cam Miller Leave a Comment

A video version is found at the end of the sermon text I have a friend who, with a younger wife, had his first child at age 49. He was both joyful and anxious in anticipation of having kids in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sermons Tagged With: good, Jesus, Peter, wilderness

Subversive Hospitality

December 11, 2019 By Cam Miller Leave a Comment

We went to Darling’s Tree Farm to cut down a fir tree last Saturday. It’s astounding how kind and friendly the entire crew out there is, out in the cold all day as they are. Going into the barn to pay … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DENIM SPIRIT Tagged With: Darling's, Folk Art Guild, Hospitality, Jesus

Denim Spirit: Adonai-Father Almighty-Allah Akbar (the great)!

April 13, 2017 By Cam Miller Leave a Comment

This post first appeared as one in a series of weekly columns in The Finger Lakes … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DENIM SPIRIT Tagged With: Jesus, Mohammad (PBTH), Moses

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