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Zechariah finds his voice
This week, we get to read the Song of Zechariah, the loosened tongue of a man whose loins have finally produced an heir after decades of longing and loss; the praise of a priest who was struck dumb by the … Continue reading
Posted in lectionary reflection, poetry
Tagged Advent, Canticle 16, Canticle 4, John the Baptist, Luke 1:5-25, Luke 1:68-79, Year C Advent 2, Zechariah
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Unexpected gifts: Saint Nicholas
A homily for Trinity Cathedral, Cleveland’s Evensong celebration of the Feast of Nicholas, Bishop of Myra As a child, I heard the story of Jesus welcoming the children and he was the antidote to unfriendly adults, the ones who frowned … Continue reading
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Tagged Advent, children, Christmas, Jesus, legends, parents, Saint Nicholas, Trinity Cathedral Cleveland, unexpected gifts
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Year C Advent 1: New Year’s Resolutions
I think that it was the phrase, “dissipation, drunkenness and the worries of this life,” heard just now in the gospel according to Luke, that made me think of New Year’s resolutions. New Year’s resolutions. We’ve all made them. We’ve … Continue reading
Luke 21:25-36
Dissipation, drunkenness and the worries of this life circle their prey; the room dizzies, spins, sickening; swirling skirts’ colours and patterns staining the food, pulling you into the dance; something is calling, falling … snapping back into sharp-edged focus, technicolor … Continue reading
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Tagged apocalypse, Christianity, dissipation, drunkenness, poetry, religion, trap
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Christ the King Sunday
When Israel first asked for a king, they went to the prophet Samuel and said, “give us a king to govern us like all the other nations have,” and Samuel was angry and had words with God, and God said, … Continue reading
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Tagged baptismal covenant, Christ the King, Israel, John 18:33-37, kings, Pilate, Revelation 1, Samuel
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Christ the King, King George, and Elvis
This Sunday is Christ the King Sunday. Some people are calling it the Reign of Christ Sunday, because of revolutionary or other associations which render the title of king less than desirable in their imaginations. Imagination is key when it … Continue reading
Posted in sermon preparation
Tagged Christ the King, Elvis, George III, revolution, Sunday, Year B Pentecost 29
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Thankful Thursday/Fearful Friday
I have heard this week from a lot of wise leaders and graciously grateful people about the meaning of Thanksgiving, the meaning of thankfulness, and how it plays out – or should – in the days that follow this one. … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Friday, faithfulness, family, fear, hope, lost child, preachers, thankfulness, Thanksgiving
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Year B Proper 28: It’s (not) the end of the world
As we move towards Advent, when we await the arrival of God among us, we start looking in our scripture readings at the end of the world. Every year, whether the 2012 famous for Mayan millennium angst or any other … Continue reading
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Tagged Advent, apocalypse, birth pangs, end of the world, Harold Camping, Mark 13:1-8, Mayan calendar, Year B Proper 28
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Hannah’s hope: Eli’s affirmation
One last story about Hannah and me before Sunday. Eli saw Hannah praying in the temple, and assumed that she was drunk, because her lips were moving but she made no sound. He tried to send her away; but she … Continue reading
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Tagged Eli, Hannah, hope, pregnancy, Year B Proper 28
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Hannah’s hope: Anticipation
I don’t often tell this story, because it makes me seem a little bit mad. But Hannah understands. Hannah left the temple and she ate and drank and her countenance was no longer sad. She wasn’t pregnant; she had no … Continue reading
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Tagged Hannah, hope, miscarriage, pregnancy, Samuel, Year B Proper 28
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