This Past’s Sunday’s Sermon
I recorded this before the livestream, as a way of practicing what I'd say during the service, so it's a little different from what you heard if you were watching…
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This Past Sunday’s Sermon
I recorded this in advance of the service in order to practice for the live stream, so it's a bit different from the sermon you'll see me deliver if you…
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Homily from Sunday, March 17
You can use the player below to listen to my homily. The Dan Bellm poem is beneath it. The Weight by Dan Bellm You must prepare to carry nothing where…
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What we talk about when we talk about faith and belief
Use the player below to listen to my sermon from this past week. Susan Neale's excellent poem is below the player. Faith by Susan Neale This is where the…
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Can Lent be a midrash?
You can use the player below to listen to my homily from this past Sunday. The poem that's referenced, John Donne's "A Hymn to God the Father," is included beneath…
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How should we respond when the seemingly ordinary awakens the world?
Last Sunday I preached on two poems. You can listen to the sermon using the player below. I've posted the poems beneath the player. On My Own By Philip…
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Living at the Center of the Cross
You can listen to my homily from last Sunday using the player below. There are a couple of references I used to put this sermon together that I want to…
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Untouched and Still Possible
I forgot to hit record on Sunday, so I present here a written text of my sermon (written after the fact from the chicken-scratch outline I use to preach, so…
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A Sword Will Pierce Your Own Soul Also
You'll be able to listen to my homily from this past Sunday by using the player below. During the sermon, I make reference to Frederick Buechner's book The Sacred Journey, to…
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Dominant Narratives
Here's the homily I preached on Sunday, January 26th, also known at the Third Sunday after the Epiphany, Year A. Use the player below to listen to it.
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