Wreaths and Wise Men (and telling the truth, faithfully)
This year, I’m going to work on getting back in the habit of posting. In my mind, it can feel like a chore–finding something new to write. But then it struck me a month or two ago that I write new content every week for my congregation. So here it is: this...
The Answer is Yes
In exciting things, my congregation is launching a capital campaign. Here’s the sermon I gave to start our work on this project. The scripture is Ezekiel 37. Ezekiel had grown accustomed to being snatched up by God. In fact, Eugene Peterson’s interpretation of...
Risen, indeed.
It’s been nearly two weeks since Easter Sunday, and I’ve discovered that, despite my expectations, things simply aren’t slowing down. Since that Sunday, I’ve had more meetings than I care to count, community activities to tend to, wedding...
Mud
It’s a story of just what dust, ashes, dirt, and some water can do. Over the last four weeks, we’ve heard stories about the dustier parts of life–the muck and mess of humanity, of our brokenness. We’ve heard stories about...
Water of Life: An Altarscape for Lent 3A
This week, the Gospel lection offers one of the most revealing conversations we’ve got about Jesus and his nature. It’s one of the longer lections that we we have in Lent (outside of, you know, Good Friday–which is practically all of John 18 and 19)....01. WELCOME
