Preaching
Sermons, homilies, meditations, and reflections on the art of preaching.
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Scattering Bad Seeds
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What if the seeds we scatter and grow into grain for the harvest aren’t merely the good things we’ve done, but also the bad? What are we left with? a homily for Proper 6B, Mark 4: 26-34 A reflection on ideas put forth in this previous post: Not the Root of Conflict; the Stalk.
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What the Crowd Tells Us
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In Sunday’s gospel (Mark 3:20-35), we get several different ways of addressing what Jesus means by family. In this video, I give my pitch for the crowd.
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I’m Not Preaching Trinity Sunday
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Something Better Than Jesus?
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a Homily for Pentecost, year B Text: John 15:26-16:15, Acts 2:1-21 The Confused Followers Our gospel pericope from John continues our theme from the last few weeks: Jesus is leaving His disciples, but don’t worry; they will have what they need: ‘When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the…
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For Good, He Leaves
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a Homily for Easter 7B Text: John 17:6-19 Jesus leaves twice. We forget that. We celebrate Jesus dying and rising again. But Jesus doesn’t rise like a ghost on the way up to the clouds. Jesus comes to his disciples and clears the air. Think of it this way. In preparing for his death, Jesus…
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Is He Leaving?
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A video reflection on this Sunday’s gospel: John 17:6-19.