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Why Jesus wept
Lazarus, lying in the tomb, locked in death, was not deaf to the call of Jesus upon his body, and his spirit, and his enduring life. Continue reading
Posted in sermon, spiritual autobiography
Tagged grief, Jesus, John 11, Lazarus, miracle, mortality, Resurrection, Romans 8
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Marked men
Later, they sit silent as the grave side by side,
watching a late sun set over the Jordan… Continue reading
Posted in lectionary reflection, poetry, prayer, sermon preparation
Tagged baptism, Dead Sea, Jesus, John 11:1-45, Jordan, Raising of Lazarus, Resurrection, Year A Lent 5
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Telling stories
When Jesus’ disciples see a blind man begging at the side of the road, they are tempted to turn his life story into a theological conundrum for Jesus to answer: “Who sinned, this man or his parents?” Continue reading
Posted in sermon
Tagged #Westminster, backstory, compassion, image of God, Incarnation, Jesus, John 9:1-38, man born blind, story of God, Year A Lent 4
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An open letter on the proposed budget
A letter to my congressional representatives. Please note that this is my personal opinion, and not sent on behalf of any congregation or organization. My fellow Americans, I would like to take a moment of your time to consider the … Continue reading
Forgiving Jesus
The readings for the third Sunday in Lent include Jesus’ encounter with a Samaritan woman at a well, and Moses’ miraculous striking water from stone. In the old stories, this encounter beside a well would have ended in marriage. Jacob’s … Continue reading
Well
“Come, see a man who told me all that I ever did.” John 4:29 Continue reading
Posted in lectionary reflection, poetry, prayer, sermon preparation
Tagged John 4, woman at the well, Year A Lent 3
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In time
Without time,
can even God make a beginning? Continue reading
Fear of falling
The lectionary lessons for today are about Adam and Eve, the fall, temptation, redemption, resistance … The devil dared him to be fearless. The devil dared him to be brazen, in God’s face; a son so independent in his own … Continue reading
Posted in holy days, lectionary reflection
Tagged Lent 1, Matthew 4:1-11, temptations of Christ
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Hope in the ashes
There is hope in cold ashes. We do not “do” Lent, we do not approach the fast as those who have no hope, or as though who fear the fire. For God is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and … Continue reading
Posted in holy days
Tagged Ash Wednesday, ashes, daffodils, Incarnation, Lent, William Wordsworth
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Forty days of fear
The most ubiquitous instruction in the Bible, we are told, is this: Do not be afraid. And yet, its counterpart is not unfamiliar, either: Fear the Lord your God. Ash Wednesday marks the first of forty days of Lent. It … Continue reading
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