(Sermon for Sunday, September 16, 2012 || Proper 19B || Mark 8:27-38) I put the guitar down on the wooden bench, dropped my right knee to the root-strewn ground, and produced the ring from my pocket. The green light that shone through the trees of the outdoor chapel glinted off the diamond and sapphires, a … Continue reading »
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The circle and the line
(Sermon for September 20, 2009 || Proper 20, Year B, RCL || Mark 9:30-37) Every day of my fourth grade year, my class lined up at the end of recess to go back inside. The bell rang, and we raced to our spots in the queue. But the race was in vain because no matter … Continue reading »
Love gets its uniform dirty
Last post, I began with an illustration from The Princess Bride, and it seems once you get me going, I have trouble stopping. Here’s another one. At the beginning of the film, Buttercup commands the farm boy, Westley, to do several menial tasks – polish her horse’s saddle, fill buckets with water, fetch a pitcher. … Continue reading »
