faith, Jesus, and a conversation on the road
A sermon for the First Sunday of Advent, Luke 21:25-36 History often has a way of repeating itself. This simple fact is part of the reason for the smashing success of the Broadway musical, Hamilton. A story about a founding father in Alexander Hamilton that had not been well known, and yet, a story that … Continue reading rise up
A sermon preached on the 17th Sunday After Pentecost at the 5:30pm Saturday and 8am Sunday services Matthew 21:23-32 The religious leaders of the temple in Jerusalem are concerned. Here comes the man Jesus, rumors of his actions and teachings reaching their ears before he even arrives, marching into the city to shouts of hosanna, … Continue reading authority
I prefer to think of Martha in slightly more generous terms than the Gospel credits her with today. Luke writes that Martha was “distracted by her many tasks,” but I don’t feel that truly honors Martha. Instead, I think of Martha as being focused. Focused on the tasks at hand that needed to be accomplished. … Continue reading “All lives matter”–Martha
As with many new innovations or practices in the church, the practices of #AshTag (wherein those who have received ashes take to social media to post a selfie of their ash-crossed foreheads) and Ashes to Go has created a fair amount of dissent and discouragement about the direction of the church on this, a very … Continue reading in defense of #AshTag
On Monday night at the Canterbury House, we tackled this week's Gospel lesson from John, affectionately known as the story of "Doubting Thomas"(John 20:19-29). We approached this story through the practice of Lectio Divina, and discovered new insights that we had previously not recognized or not considered. The first part that jumped out to me … Continue reading Doubting Disciples
