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Year B Proper 27: the widows and the stewardship sermon
What a gift these readings are in the season of stewardship campaigns! They have a lot to say to us about trusting in the providence of God, about sharing, about giving, about the rewards of a faithful offering. What a … Continue reading
All Saints: life unbounded
I was away all last week at a “Writing Pastors” conference. It was great. It did not leave a whole lot of time for sermon writing, but this is the gist of what was said this morning… There was some … Continue reading
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Tagged All Saints, eternal life, George Bell, Heather Cook, Jesus, Junipero Serra, Lazarus, Michael Curry
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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
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Tagged biblical imagination, conversion, Jesus, John 11, Lazarus
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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
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
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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
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
Year B Proper 21: the hell with it
From this morning’s gospel: If your hand causes you to stumble, cut it off; it is better for you to enter life maimed than to have two hands and to go to hell, to the unquenchable fire. And if your … Continue reading
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Tagged Amy-Jill Levine, eternal punishment, forgiveness, Gehenna, gospel, hell, Jesus, Mark 9:38-50, Richard Holloway
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