Sermons

(Prayer for illumination, by Walter Brueggemann in Awed to Heaven, Rooted in Earth, Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2000) “No wonder the prophet weeps yet – We begin again, but not innocent… As we begin, the powers of globalization surge; There are victims, but we are mostly beneficiaries. There are wars and rumors of wars, there are … read

On Friday morning, I was out walking the dog. It was not the most inspiring of days, rather gray and dull with no hint of joy in the forecast. But this particular morning the dog decided to turn right, which meant we got to walk by our neighbor’s poetry post. He had posted this little … read

Thank you all for being here tonight. A few years ago there were rumors of ice on the night of Christmas Eve, and while we did have our service, we were missing some of the wise folks who decided to stay home where it was warm and dry. It’s good to have a nice, full … read

There is something greater than honor and shame. That would have been an interesting thing for Joseph to have heard in the minutes or days before the angel’s dreamtime visit, in the weeks or months before their families negotiated the betrothal between Joseph and Mary. Joseph’s whole world was structured around bringing honor and not … read