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.

Invitation to the Deep End2024-05-26T09:00:41-05:00

Youthful Visions

It makes me happy when children come to church. In this Pentecost reflection, I explain why. (The Pentecost story was dramatized by

Youthful Visions2024-05-19T09:31:23-05:00

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

Help Reaching Decisions2024-05-12T13:17:19-05:00

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

On Hitting Back Harder2024-05-05T12:49:30-05:00

We Are Called to Solve the Puzzle

Before my sermon on Sunday, we sang this hymn. The melody is traditional (BEECHER, it's called), but I wrote the words.

We Are Called to Solve the Puzzle2024-05-05T10:07:27-05:00

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.

Voting to Un-Create2024-04-28T10:17:43-05:00

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"

The Sermon for Today2024-04-21T09:34:27-05:00

Fish Sandwich

The author of the Gospel of Luke thought it was very important that Jesus appeared after the resurrection, not just as a

Fish Sandwich2024-04-14T09:47:00-05:00
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