A Circle of Light – A Poem for Advent 4C
This poem is written for Advent 3C after reflecting on Matthew 1:18-25 and Luke 1:46-55.
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Sacred Darkness: A Poem for Advent 3C
This poem was written for the Third Sunday in Advent 2024 after reflection on Luke 3:7-16 and Isaiah 58:9b-12.
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.
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?
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.
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.
Fishing for People: A Sermon on Luke 5:1-11 for Epiphany 5C
Do not demand agape, a deep, transforming love, if what is on offer is phileos, a binding, affectionate love. An Epiphany 5C sermon starter.