Fear and Its Friends: A Poem for Lent 1
Fear has a lot of friends and doesn’t hesitate to bring them along.
Lent
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?
The Perfect Time to be Prodigal: A Sermon for Lent 4C on Luke 1-3,11b-32
God is always with us. Do we take time to realize that we are always with God? Do we recognize the abundance that is all around us?
Everyone Who Thirsts: A Sermon on Inclusion for Lent 3C on Isaiah 55:1-9
What happened to God so loves the entirety of the cosmos (John 3:16) and all are equal before God (e.g. Genesis 1:27, Galatians 3:28)?
Decolonizing Christianity: A Sermon for Lent 2C on Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18
God is never on the side of the conquerors. Everything Jesus taught indicates that God is on the side of the marginalized, the oppressed, the outcast, the ones being invaded.
Temptations: A Prayer of Confession for Lent 1C Luke 4:1-13
Awaken us to your presence in this world, especially in the fearful and chaotic places. War is not yours. Hate does not come from you. Division is not what you desire for us.
The Unbreakable Covenant
I’ve been on vacation for the last few days. These days this means time at home to relax, to watch TV, to read, to be creative, and to think. I haven’t even been able to really enjoy the approach of spring because I am still healing from a stress fracture in my shin.
Beware the Serpents
In the wilderness, life is difficult. The space between what was and what will be is uncomfortable, and often distressing. For the Israelites who were on their way from captivity to liberation, misery met them in the desert.
Course Correction (maybe)
What if we’ve been going about being Christian all wrong, or at least partially incorrect? What if it isn’t about personal salvation at all? What if it’s really about acts of healing (hesed in Hebrew) and acts of mercy (eleos in Greek)?
Into the Wilderness
Have you ever spent an inordinate amount of time on something only to have it prove fruitless? This has been my week. Between my risk for COVID and a stress fracture, it has been weeks since I’ve been able to go anywhere.