I recently had the privilege again to preach at St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church in Lubbock, TX. If you’d like to watch that sermon, you can access it here: https://www.youtube.com/live/pyH9Z8Hm0jg?si=usH6m8iDm-0EQXEN (I start preaching around the 34:00 mark) If you would rather read a text version of my sermon, then just keep reading — 1 Advent (Year Read More …
During this second week of Advent, we look to John the Baptist. I’ve always thought he was such an interesting figure. Not quite an Old Testament prophet. Not quite a New Testament apostle. He’s a very in-between man, isn’t he? He’s the forerunner, the voice in the wilderness, the first candle in the darkness… That’s Read More …
Advent is coming… The reading for this week may catch several of us unaware (particularly if one didn’t grow up in a tradition which uses the lectionary). We’re starting to get ready for Christmas – Isn’t Advent all about the expectation of that baby in the manger? Then, why are we reading about the Second Read More …
This passage is one of those beautiful metaphoric passages about the Kingdom of God. Whether in terms of sheep or coins, we see the love of God for even one of his lost, little ones – all of us creatures – the children of God. God cares so much! Isn’t that wonderful? Boy, I would Read More …
While the basics of centering prayer can be learned and put into practice in less than an hour, this practice is always capable of presenting a new facet – a different nuance – a fresh variation of practice. So, what about this one? Most variations of a centering prayer practice have the participant close his/her Read More …
Let me start off by saying, “I love religion.” I love to think about religion, talk about it, study it, and write about it. Also, I think the variety of religion in the world is beautiful and wonderful. Such diversity and wonder… I could sit and talk for hours (and I have) with individual persons Read More …
It’s a little hard for me to write about Sunday today, because while we look toward Easter Sunday, today is Good Friday. The day of crucifixion — the most solemn day of the entire Christian calendar. Before you can have resurrection, death must come first. However, it’s exactly from this space of hopelessness and despair Read More …
Now that we are in Lent, the Lectionary turns to the temptation of Jesus (Luke 4:1-13). This can be a hard story to relate to — after all few of us have probably had an audibly verbal conversation with Satan — and even fewer of us have to defend to him that we are the Read More …
