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Lazarus, unbound
Feeling the ground with his hands, touching the soil with his feet, kissing the earth, Lazarus, unbound, raises his face to see his friends retreat – in fear they have let him go – stares at Jesus with eyes too … Continue reading
Posted in lectionary reflection, poetry, sermon preparation
Tagged biblical imagination, conversion, Jesus, John 11, Lazarus
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Louisville Seminary
sun striking chapel bells call to morning prayer unanswerable
Posted in haiku, poetry, prayer
Tagged Daily Office, haiku, Louisville Seminary, prayer, sunrise
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Security alert
Count seconds between eruptions; dog howl fear strikes: cell phone lightning storm.
Posted in haiku, poetry
Tagged anonymous threat, parenting, school shootings, security alerts
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Year B Proper 25: What do you want?
“What do you want me to do for you?” When I heard Jesus asking this of Bartimaeus, I was struck by the coincidence that two Sundays in a row we have heard basically the same question. “What is it that … Continue reading
Middle age
Three, even two years ago, my shoulder didn’t burn, my hip didn’t pop, my knee didn’t stab me in the back halfway round the supermarket. Since the spring, we have been on cooler terms, tending to the necessities with icy politeness, my body and I, feigning … Continue reading
Year B Proper 24: glory
We live our little lives full face in the glory of God, whether we recognize it or not. Continue reading
Posted in sermon
Tagged Glory, Jesus Christ, Mark 10:35-45, Thomas Merton, Year B Proper 24
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Gloriana
[Sometimes, the search for a sermon feels like a game of free association – chasing words down rabbit holes and across parklands, trying to track down an idea, the spirit of an idea, and bottle it. This week’s wild goose … Continue reading
Mind the gap
Holy One, your creativity is infinite; our ability to respond to your expansive imagination is not. I do not think that you forget our frailty. Perhaps we forget that you have made us a little lower than the angels; another … Continue reading
Year B Proper 23: of camels, elephants, and us
The only way through the eye of the needle is conversion into something that will fit, something fit for the kingdom of God. Continue reading
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Tagged elephant in the room, gun violence, Jesus, money, politics, racism, rich young ruler
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Threading the needle
First, unpack your camel. Divest it of its commodities: sugar, salt, and spices, unguents, oils, perfume, all excisable goods must go; hold a trunk sale if you must. Next, take off its defences; not only the cannons and the turret … Continue reading
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