Consecrate them so they'll be soaked in holiness, so that anyone who so much as touches them will become holy. Exodus 30:29 (The Message) In this week's daily lectionary readings a … [Read more...]
Vulnerability
January 6, 2012 By Leave a Comment
This week I preached on Anna and Simeon and their recognition of Jesus at the temple. We talked about how and where we are expecting to see Christ in 2012. You can hear the sermon here. Among the ways … [Read more...]
Vespers
November 30, 2011 By Leave a Comment
I had the opportunity to gather tonight with some folks who are pretty special to me. There was only a handful of us, and all we did was sing some songs, read some readings, and pray … [Read more...]
Gratitude
November 24, 2011 By 2 Comments
"When you change the way you look at things. The things you look at change" - Wayne Dyer I used this quote in a sermon a few weeks ago, speaking about how Jesus often used … [Read more...]
Kafka Quote
November 21, 2011 By Leave a Comment
It’s entirely conceivable that life’s splendor surrounds us all, and always in its complete fullness, accessible but veiled, beneath the surface, invisible, far away. But there it lies, not … [Read more...]
Demonstrate or Create?
November 9, 2011 By 2 Comments
On Saturday Trish and I were at the GreenMarket in downtown West Palm Beach. There was an "Occupy West Palm Beach" demonstration going on as well. About 20 or so folks were marching and claiming the … [Read more...]
Yom-Kippur
October 5, 2011 By Leave a Comment
This shall be a statute to you forever: In the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, you shall deny yourselves, and shall do no work, neither the citizen nor the alien who resides among you. … [Read more...]
The Easy Part of Romans
September 13, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Sure, a lot of Paul's letter to the Romans is theologically dense, somewhat esoteric, and difficult to understand. Other parts are pretty easy to understand even if difficult to live. One of today's … [Read more...]
“What Does Murder Have to Do With Worship?”
September 13, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Cliff, a member of the church I pastor, asked me this Sunday morning as he was leaving the worship service. I wasn't sure what he was talking about until he pulled out the page from last week's … [Read more...]
Family Values?
September 3, 2011 By Leave a Comment
I just wrapped up preaching through the stories of the families of the patriarchs in Genesis. As I have been attempting to extricate myself from the dysfunction of those families the past few days, I … [Read more...]