Texts for Preaching: Isaiah 6:1-8 Julian of Norwich, "As truly as God is our father, so, just as truly, God is our mother..." John 3:1-17 Who knew an Episcopal Presiding Bishop could so … [Read more...]
Soul-Weary
There is a condition called, “weariness.” While it has a physical manifestation known as being “bone-weary,” it is also a condition of the soul. Sometimes we become soul-weary. It can be a stage in … [Read more...]
Monty Python or the Gospel of Mark?
For a preacher today is a gold mine. Light, light and dark, night and day, the first day… (Gen. 1:1-5) “Like the water of a deep stream, love is always too much… In its … [Read more...]
A Non-random Act of Kindness: Put the Toilet Seat Down
Link to Matthew:https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2022:34-46 The Liturgical Poem for This Week: From “The Forms of Knowledge” by Kenneth Patchen Calling to each … [Read more...]
Shame Dares Forgiveness to Pass on its Way to Love
This is a very confusing sermon and if it confuses me you guys are in trouble. It is confusing because the story from Luke is confusing. It is a story about shame that takes a very sharp turn … [Read more...]
If You Wish To Believe, Love
Here is something I rarely do in sermons, quote. But some people have said or written things simply too delicious not to savor. Let’s chew on this from Jewish philosopher/theologian Martin … [Read more...]
Love and French Fries
Sometimes a theme in the lectionary readings is obvious and sometimes we have to go digging. Sometimes I don’t care. But today it hit me that the committee behind the curtain must have been … [Read more...]
A Bridge to Somewhere
A Bridge to Somewhere, featuring “I and Love and You” by The Avett Brothers The bridge between “I” and “You” can be joy, hate, anger, indifference, lust…and in truth is all of that and … [Read more...]
A Wednesday Rant: Getting intimate…with a tree
Desert is magnificent and spectacular, truly a landscape that hollows out a place and crawls inside us to take up residence. The same with rocky shorelines and the undulating beaches along sun soaked … [Read more...]