• Return to the water

    Return to the water

    I grew up on the water. I feel a constant pull from it to return. Like a beacon, drawing me to it, wanting to be near it.

  • The Lord’s Prayer (Proper 12C)

    The Lord’s Prayer (Proper 12C)

    In this week’s gospel, the disciples ask Jesus how to pray. And he responds by giving them a prayer to pray.

  • Indebted to sin

    Indebted to sin

    In teaching his disciples “The Lord’s Prayer,” Jesus reveals the relational vision of forgiveness; as an opportunity.

  • Debt — the enemy of faith

    Debt — the enemy of faith

    Debt it is often treated as the neutral arbiter of balance. But it is the way we justify inequality, enslavement, and separation.

  • So many options

    So many options

    The enemy of the good isn’t just the perfect. It is any attempt to avoid doing the work. And still changing our minds.

  • I’m not preaching this week

    I’m not preaching this week

    I’m not in the pulpit this week. Because I’m on vacation. But preaching is going on anyway. Because we can’t help it.

  • Mary and Martha (Proper 11C)

    Mary and Martha (Proper 11C)

    The story of Mary and Martha (Luke 10:38-42) is recognizable and feels simple because it provokes something in us so easily.

  • The Paradox in the Force

    The Paradox in the Force

    Episode 33 of the Make Saints podcast