Unexpected Winter
This is a poem about winter coming early and so much more. May we all be aware of Creation’s yearnings.
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Thinking of Jacob’s Long Night: A Poem for Pentecost 19c on Genesis 32:22-32
It’s been a while since I’ve shared anything here. Sabbatical was great and then it was September. I can’t promise I will post every week as I have in the past, though I will post when the Spirit moves. I hope you enjoy my take on Jacob wrestling with God. You are free to use … Read More
Unity and Liberation: A Sermon for Easter 7C on Acts 16:16-34 and John 17:20-26
Doubt abounds when it should be unity and liberation. Pandemic. Mass shootings. War. Suicide. Super storms. Earthquakes. Floods. Drought. Disease.These events and many more things can cause us to question our faith. And they should. For centuries human beings have been blaming God for things we are often the cause of. We want God to … Read More
Peter’s Vision for Today’s Church: A Sermon on Acts 11:1-18 for Easter 5C
If Peter’s vision taught that the followers of Christ could eat any food and maybe didn’t need to follow all the laws of Judaism, does it give any indication of how to resolved the ever-widening divisions of today?
Paul, Peter, and Agape: A Sermon for Easter 3C on John 21 and Acts 9
Jesus is still with us asking, “Do you agape me?” The church has yet to say, “Yes, Lord, I agape you and will nurture all that is yours without condition.”
Thomas, No Doubt: A Sermon for Easter 2C on John 20:19-31
Vulnerability and woundedness opens us to the power of resurrection. We don’t have to be flawless. We have to be authentic and whole, even in our suffering.
Easter – No Idle Tale: A Sermon on Luke 24:1-12 and Acts 10:34-43
Honestly, it doesn’t matter what happened at that tomb so long ago. Faith is an act of resistance. Faith centers a God who promises new life. Faith trusts that new life can happen even in the face of an oppressive Empire.
Shouting Stones: A Sermon for Palm Sunday on Luke 19:28-40
Jesus risked everything to remind us that life is about more than any individual and we have a responsibility to love our neighbors into liberation.
Anointing Jesus: A Sermon on John 12:1-8 for Lent 5C
What would it mean for us today if we heard this passage as an invitation to extravagant love among those who are poor – in finances, in resources, and/or in spirit?