Kingdom Call, Kingdom Response
God calls to the seed, and to us: come forth!
Live Lovingly, Again: Against Pride of Belief
Jesus was far more interested in how people behave than in what they believe. We should be too. Live lovingly!
A Pineapple of Compassion
This Sunday, we read a story from the Gospel of Mark about a disagreement Jesus had with some Pharisees concerning proper observance
Invitation to the Deep End
Before John 3:16—the best-known passage in the New Testament—the gospel writer invites us to go deep.
Youthful Visions
It makes me happy when children come to church. In this Pentecost reflection, I explain why. (The Pentecost story was dramatized by
Help Reaching Decisions
The eleven remaining apostles chose a twelfth to replace Judas. Looking at how they did it can teach us some useful things
On Hitting Back Harder
Jesus taught something very challenging about how to respond to violence, and I talk about it in this sermon. This week, I
Voting to Un-Create
It's Earth Day, so we're celebrating God's creation. Unfortunately, at the same time, we're voting to un-create it.
The Sermon for Today
Sometimes, we pay so much attention to our own churchy customs that we neglect the way of Jesus. I used two "texts"
Fish Sandwich
The author of the Gospel of Luke thought it was very important that Jesus appeared after the resurrection, not just as a