Tag Archives: Year B Proper 22

Earth and angels

There are no easy answers to the predicament in which we find ourselves. But denial is not an option. God created humanity to be the stewards, the servants of creation, and it is part of who we are, made in God’s image, to care. We are made in the image of love, and if we set our hearts to love, as God loves us, then we will find ourselves to be only a little less than angels.  Continue reading

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For the hardness of your heart

For the times you turned your face to reflect in the silver of idols, the glittering teeth of that which dreams but which is not God; for the sake of forgiving, I let you go, so that upon awakening you … Continue reading

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Year B Proper 22: Little children

A sermon for my first Sunday at Church of the Epiphany, Euclid, Ohio – October 7, 2012 I think that, with your indulgence, I’ll save talking about Jesus’ take on divorce and remarriage for when we have got to know … Continue reading

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