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Statuesque
A sermon for the Sixth Sunday of Easter, 2017 “Athenians, I see how extremely religious you are in every way. For as I went through the city and looked carefully at the objects of your worship, I found among them … Continue reading
Posted in current events, lectionary reflection, sermon
Tagged Acts 17:22-31, Confederacy, John 14:15-21, statues, Year A Easter 6
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Gateway Jesus
The readings are for “Good Shepherd Sunday,” fourth of Easter, 2017 I have some sympathy with Jesus’ original audience, who heard him speak of sheep and shepherds, gates and gatekeepers, and wondered what he might mean. So he tries to … Continue reading
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Tagged Ananias and Sapphira, healthcare, Jesus, way of the cross
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Cleopas and Fred on the road back from Chicago
Encountering Cleopas and Fred on the road back from Chicago this week, I feel as though their message to me is not to be afraid to continue to risk the truth. Continue reading
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Tagged #Unholy3, Bishops United Against Gun Violence, evangelism, Jesus, road to Emmaus, truth
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Suffer the children
And will their dry bones live? Continue reading
Posted in lectionary reflection, poetry
Tagged #Unholy3, 2 Kings 6:24-7:2, 2 Samuel 21:1-14, contextual bible study, Rizpah
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It is not enough
It is not enough for him to die. It is not enough for him to offer up his pain, to offer us his wincing scars: touch my hand; my open, scored side; trace the welts and weals of the thorns … Continue reading
Posted in lectionary reflection, poetry, sermon preparation
Tagged Easter 2, Jesus, John 20:19-31, Resurrection, Thomas
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Resurrection
In Jesus’ day, around one in five Jewish women bore the name of Mary, so it is not that much of a coincidence that the two women named returning to Jesus’ tomb on Easter morning share the same name. Continue reading
Good Friday: his own people
At the beginning of the Gospel according to John, we read that, He was in the world, and the world came into being through him; yet the world did not know him. He came to what was his own, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Good Friday, Jesus, John 1:10-11, sean spicer
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Maundy Thursday: the mother of all mercy
What should Jesus have done about Judas? In a way, Thursday was the final chance. There is a pipeline from here to the tomb. Once Judas has left the table, Jesus knows that his fate is sealed. Yet earlier in … Continue reading
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Tagged Augustine, foot washing, Incarnation, Jesus, Judas, Maundy Thursday
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Palms and passion
A sermon for Palm Sunday, 2017 Dietrich Bonhoeffer was an acclaimed theologian of the twentieth century. He became iconic after his martyrdom at the hands of Hitler’s Nazi government, shortly before the end of the second World War. According to … Continue reading
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Tagged Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Jesus, Palm Sunday, Passion Sunday, refugees, rejection
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