Unfurling: A Poem about Grief and Hope
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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
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.”
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.
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)?
Shifting Perspective: A Sermon for Transfiguration Sunday 2022 on Luke 9:28-43a
What if witnessing or experiencing some sort of Transfiguration is what allows us to do the work of bringing Divine Love into the world?
The Challenge of Love: A Sermon on Luke 6:27-38 for Epiphany 7C
How do we as followers of Jesus reclaim this command to love our enemies and treat others as we wish to be treated?
Blessings and Woes: A Sermon on Luke’s Beatitudes for Epiphany 6C
These words are too easily put in service to the Empire rather than the work of liberation.