(Sermon for Sunday, August 7, 2011 || Proper 14 Year A || Romans 10:5-15) This Sunday, the phrase, “the word is near you,” which Paul quotes from Deuteronomy in his letter to the Romans, really struck me. As I sat down to write a sermon about how and when the word is near us, I … Continue reading »
Tag Archives: Word
The Word Happens
(Sermon for February 28, 2010 || Lent 2, Year C, RCL || Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18) Something happens during our worship service that I would bet you’ve never really noticed before. Actually, this something happens twice during our worship. In fact, this something has already happened twice during this very service. The readers finished both the … Continue reading »
Proclaiming the mystery: John’s first five
The following post appeared Saturday, August 22nd on Episcopalcafe.com, a website to which I am now a monthly contributor. Check it out here or read it below. * * * The mystery section was on the back wall of the small independent bookshop at which I worked my last few years of high school. When … Continue reading »
Sensuous
Episcopalians are often accused of being too brainy, too intellectual. We think too much. We get caught up in the space between our ears and forget about that throbbing muscle in our chests. These accusers are correct up to a point: we do not check our brains at the door. Jesus asks us to love … Continue reading »
Be-ing
As I’ve mentioned before, I’ve been working on a Confirmation class recently, and the lessons keeping popping up here on the blog. Here’s 1000 words on theology, using three phrases from the Nicene Creed as a framework. …of all that is, seen and unseen What I’m about to write ignores the fact that the Nicene … Continue reading »
