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Category Archives: current events
Guns kill people (updated)
At the risk of repeating myself, and with all respect to the dead and the injured and those who mourn them: Guns kill people. It is their raison d’etre. That being the case, we must control them. Continue reading
Guarding the dead
An earlier version of this post was published at the Episcopal Cafe on September 27, 2017 I had been traveling in a country not previously visited; we drove past houses, both small and a little larger, surrounded by fortressed fences, … Continue reading
Posted in current events, meditation, other words, story
Tagged #takeaknee, kingdom of God, Rizpah
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A prayer for the end of the world
Make all things new; but do not rush forward to your new creation. Do not leave us alone at the end of the world. Continue reading
Apocalypse and Passover
In times such as these, our prayer is not for God to pass us by, nor to turn a blind eye. Our prayer is for God to be with us, to share with us a sign of God’s covenant: the blood poured out, the meal hastily shared. Continue reading
Posted in current events, lectionary reflection, sermon
Tagged compassion, Exodus 12:1-14, Exodus 12:32, natural disaster, Pesach
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Religion and politics: a match made in heaven
The one who pulls us out of the pit is Jesus; himself not unfamiliar with politics and prayer. Continue reading
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Breaking
codified, commodified, corralled in free fall; if no one will stretch out her arms to pluck you from the unsolid state, unsuspended, groundless, unfounded, such weightlessness, spooling out forever
Overcome
What should a disaster preparedness plan for a church look like? Continue reading
A few affirmations and denials
There is nothing missing from God’s love for you. There is no gap to mind. God loves you. Continue reading
Listen to her
This woman’s daughter deserved the same kind of health outcomes as her counterparts within the network of Jesus’ family, tribe, race, and creed. Continue reading
Standing on the side of love
A word before worship this morning. Welcome to the Church of the Epiphany. I am glad you are here. We come together for one reason, one purpose: to worship God. To give thanks for our creation, redemption, preservation, and all … Continue reading
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