Bible Study: Epiphany 6 (C) – 2019
[…] to right relationship. God’s use of fiery threats is disturbing, as is the sorting of humanity into two distinct categories of good and bad. And yet, just as the strength […]
Sunday of the Passion: Palm Sunday
[…] of the Word The Collect: Almighty and everliving God, in your tender love for the human race you sent your Son our Savior Jesus Christ to take upon him our […]
Born to Be King, Christ the King (A) – 2020
[…] focusing on God as the Great Shepherd, a description and promise eventually leading to a human shepherd, David. He became and then evolved into the best-known and loved king of […]
Proximate, Proper 5 (A) – 2023
[…] student at Harvard and beginning work with a law firm – the Southern Center for Human Rights in Atlanta. His first assignment was to talk with a man on death […]
Solving the Climate Crisis: Policies for a Green Recovery
[…] to enact ambitious infrastructure and energy legislation!** “From the primal elements you brought forth the human race, and blessed us with memory, reason, and skill. You made us the rulers […]
Sunday of the Passion: Palm Sunday
[…] of the Word The Collect: Almighty and everliving God, in your tender love for the human race you sent your Son our Savior Jesus Christ to take upon him our […]
Be Awake and Ready – Advent 1 (A) – 2016
[…] deadly animal. According to the Encyclopedia Britannica hippos are the sixth most deadly mammal to humans on the planet. Hippos follow elephants, horses, deer, tigers, and of course, other humans […]
God Is Different…, Lent 3 (B) – 2000
[…] Although we are created in the image of God, God, nevertheless, does things that we humans find surprising. We are often puzzled. We find ourselves scratching our heads and wondering, […]
Abandonment…, Easter Day (A) – 2005
Abandonment is one of the greatest losses a human may experience. True, there are other losses that can scar us. Coming home to find weâve been robbed produces a feeling […]
Bible Study: Lent 1 (A) – 2014
[…] said, “God made man because he loves stories.” And what is the first story about humans? It is a story of temptation, disobedience and clothing manufacturing. Other than the talking […]
Bible Study: Trinity Sunday (A) – 2023
[…] story presents a divine, cosmic God who not only creates but is in relationship with humanity and all of creation. God’s intentionality and work do not get left in a […]
This At Last…, Proper 22 (B) – 2003
[…] Adam in today’s reading from Genesis. He immediately recognizes his deep connection to the new human being standing before him, a connection that God has woven deeply into the fabric […]
Bible Study: Good Friday – 2019
[…] 52:13-53:12 Jesus was broken and bruised, lifted up and crucified, a king come to serve humanity. This is as startling an event as one can imagine and was foretold by […]
IAN: IIC Immigration Bill Analysis webinar – 4/19/13, 3:00PM EST
[…] it is imperative that people of faith speak up for immigration reform that respects the human worth and dignity of all! Make sure you join our webinar to hear an […]
Have You Been Transfigured?, Proper 27 (A) – 2020
[…] Holy Spirit. In recent decades, “burnout” has become a popular word to describe a particular human problem. Burnout is commonly understood as what happens when someone becomes exhausted by a […]
Loving Your Life, Proper 17 (A) – 2023
[…] And Disney isn’t alone in bringing us philosophical consolations for our mortality. Nearly every recorded human philosophical tradition has something poetically noble to say about the acceptance of death, and […]
In Christ Jesus, the Walls Come Down, Proper 11 (B) – 2012
Sermon-English-Proper-11BDownload We humans are great builders – towns and turbines, subways and satellites, farms and factories. We can take justifiable pride in these accomplishments, but too often we tend to […]
The Depths of Despair and the Promise of the Kingdom, Proper 23 (B) – 2015
[…] epistle lessons appointed for this day. In Psalm 22 and in Job we hear the human cry of abandonment and grief caused by the perceived absence of God. By contrast, […]
AdventWord 2019: 2. Visit
[…] in relationship is one of our deepest callings from God. We visit because we desire human contact, companionship, friendship, and love. We visit to share a moment in time, to […]
The Terror by the Name of Herod, Christmas 2 – 2010
[…] us that Jesus was born at a time that held little to no regard for human life. Emperors and kings reigned supreme, considering themselves equal to gods. They held the […]