Jan 27, 2021
In this sermon we look at the story of Jonah. We consider the power dynamics between Jonah from Israel and the Nineveh, the capital of Assyria and the world’s superpower at the time. We talk about the connection between mercy and justice, and that reconciliation is not merely glossing over the wrongs but truly facing...
Jan 19, 2021
In this sermon we consider how Nathanael teaches us to address a cultural moment like ours in America on the heels of the capitol riots a couple weeks ago. We consider that part of what Epiphany is about is learning how to get Jesus right. We consider how truth and one’s perception of reality are on trial today and...
Jan 12, 2021
In this sermon we reflect on the rioting and pillaging of the United States capitol on January 6 in light of the gospel reading on the first of Epiphany, which is the story about Herod and Magi. We consider the Magi’s ability to discern the truth and to resist the violence of dictators like Herod. We consider the...
Jan 5, 2021
In this sermon we talk about home and the new, we talk about baseball and knowing some again for the first time (thank you T.S. Elliot and Bart Giamatti), how God is both where we come from and where we are going, what it means to rest in God, how humans are the only creature that resist what they are created to be, and...