The texts for Sunday, November 3, 2013 (All Saints, Year C): Daniel 7:1–3, 15–18; Psalm 149; Ephesians 1:11–23; and Luke 6:20–31 . “Then he looked up at his disciples and said: ‘Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.'” – Luke 6:20 Too often, I think, we are quick to turn things like blessing and sainthoodContinueContinue reading “Blessed is the dust…”
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Drawing Near to Jesus
The texts for Sunday, October 21, 2012 (Lectionary 29): Isaiah 53:4–12; Psalm 91:9–16; Hebrews 5:1–10; and Mark 10:35–45. “Everybody can be great, because everybody can serve. You don’t have to have a college degree to serve. You don’t have to make your subject and your verb agree to serve. You don’t have to know aboutContinueContinue reading “Drawing Near to Jesus”
About that Cross…
The texts for Sunday September 16, 2012 (Lection 24): Isaiah 50:4–9a; Psalm 116:1–9; James 3:1–12; and Mark 8:27–38. To get to the empty tomb, you have to go through the cross. To get to the resurrection, you have to die… (sermon preached from outline, no transcript available) *** Featured image: (Modified) Man carryingContinueContinue reading “About that Cross…”
Resisting Meaning Making
Text: Job 30:16-31 I find Job a very important book in scripture. It’s actually probably the oldest of the books in scripture, and it is a script for a drama—yes, it’s a play. The point of Job is to ask the question “Why suffering?” It contradicts everything we tend to want to believe about healthContinueContinue reading “Resisting Meaning Making”
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