Religion and Spirituality
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Forgiveness and 9/11
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1 min read
This morning I was at the Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration in Rome, Georgia. What a day to make one’s first appearance as supply! But they were gracious and welcoming and I think we made some good worship! Of course, preaching on such a day as this, it is impossible (or possible, but cowardly) to…
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What John really means by “eternal life”
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1 min read
Actually, this is a link to my last homily at St. Paul’s from a few weeks ago. I’d love to get some feedback on it, since I tried something new: I blended poetry and prose together and chose to describe the issues rather then answer them. Let me know what you think! And by the…
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Hearing Jesus: my manifesto
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2 min read
The most profound thing Jesus ever taught wasn’t something he said. It is something he did. He split his time with his followers and took on a different posture for each group. And of course, there are three groups: The Needy Jesus gave his greatest gifts to those most in need of it: his time,…
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Seperate and Unequal: income inequality in the U.S.
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4 min read
Some have spent the better part of the last thirty years describing the dramatic economic shift toward the greater concentration of wealth in the ultra-wealthy, and the adverse effect this has had on the average American. Some have even chosen to mock this concern in recent years, suggesting that “redistribution of wealth” is something to…
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No Retaliation
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1 min read
My sermon for Proper 7A (yesterday) is up here. It deals with our culture of retaliation and Jesus’s encouragement to see another alternative; an alternative that we have trouble seeing because we are so committed to violence and retaliation. I thought it was a little spicy. What do you think?
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“First, imagine this is bread…”
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“…everybody got it? OK, because you’re never going to believe what else it is.” I found this picture online and that is the first thing that popped into my head. Jonny Baker, in his blog, directed his readers to an article in the Church of England Newspaper entitled “The Eucharist re-examined“. You’ll find the picture…