sin
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How to Not Be a Stumbling Block
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4 min read
A re-imagined sermon for those that have missed church recently After calming the storm, Jesus and the disciples come to shore, bombarded by people looking for healing. It is from here that Jesus takes his disciples aside and asks them who they think he is. Peter’s declaration: “Messiah!” is followed by his fear for Jesus’s…
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Climbing Higher
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5 min read
a homily for Proper 26C Text: Luke 19:1-10 It so often feels that gospels about money are tricky during Stewardship Season like this. We already hate to talk about money. Bringing up economics in a homily is a tricky enough proposition during the rest of the year. It sometimes feels as if the preacher is…
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Repent For Your Bad Driving
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3 min read
When people cut each other off in traffic, or pull out in front of others, we are always looking the other way. If it were a mistake or if they didn’t see you, they would try to correct, jerking the steering wheel or pleading for forgiveness in the rear view mirror. I don’t know how…
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Who Deserves to Die?
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3 min read
Have you seen one of these posters? We’ve moved to a small town, so I haven’t. This new campaign, with posters popping up in major cities across the country is two things that really get me excited. First, it is a guerrilla marketing campaign that arrests each person that sees a single poster. You stop,…
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Without moderation
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3 min read
You’ve no doubt heard this encouragement: everything in moderation. This is especially attractive in the church, where the every “thing” in question is likely to be that assorted list of “sins” that you just can’t help yourself with. That list has tough stuff on it, but also seemingly small things: alcohol smoking dancing (which…