Binding the strong man Download June 7, Proper 5 1 Samuel 8:4-11(12-15)16-20(11:14-15) & Psalm 138, 2 Corinthians 4:13—5:1 Mark 3:20-35 Other texts: Taming Your Gremlin "Listen to the Mustn'ts", Shel Silverstein, from Where the Sidewalk Ends. Draft text of the homily.
A dream of Pentecost—sermon for Pentecost 5.24.15
A dream of Pentecost Download May 24, Day of Pentecost: Acts 2:1-11; Romans 8:22-27; John 15:26-27, 16:4b-15 Draft text of the homily, please do not cite without permission. A tall, blonde-haired American walked down a dusty road in rural China. He was the son of
Entangled in Light and Shadow—sermon for 3 May 2015, Easter 5
Entangled in Light and Shadow Download May 3, Fifth Sunday of Easter: Psalm 22:24-30; Acts 8:26-40; 1 John 4:7-21; John 15:1-8 Other texts: Between Nepal and Baltimore. By OMID SAFI (@OSTADJAAN), Weekly Columnist, On Being Draft text of the homily, please do not cite without
Of shepherds and sheep—sermon for Easter 4 26 April 2015
The Lord is my shepherd? Download April 26, Fourth Sunday of Easter: Psalm 23; Acts 4:5-12; 1 John 3:16-24; John 10:11-18 Draft text of the homily, please do not cite without permission. The Lord is my shepherd... So familiar...so comforting...like a warm fuzzy blanket... Unless I
Easter Expectations—sermon for Easter Day 2015
Easter Expectations Download Easter Day 5 April 2015 Psalm 118:1-2,14-24; Isaiah 25:6-9; Acts 10:34-43; Mark 16:1-8 Draft text of the homily, please do not cite without permission. Was anyone surprised by that Gospel reading? Did you notice anything odd about it? There’s no
Heart seeds—sermon for 03.22.15 Lent 5
Heart seeds Download March 22, Fifth Sunday in Lent: Psalm 51:1-13 or 119:9-16; Jeremiah 31:31-34; Hebrews 5:5-10; John 12:20-33 Other texts: Anne Lamott, Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith Draft text of the homily, please do not cite without permission. What if our hearts are
If only we could see it…sermon for 03.08.15 Lent 3
If only we could see it... Download March 8, Third Sunday in Lent: Psalm 19; Exodus 20:1-17; 1 Corinthians 1:18-25; John 2:13-22 Draft text of the homily, please do not cite without permission. Dressgate exploded a week ago Thursday on the inter-webs. A picture of a dress went
Little Things—sermon for evensong on the Feast of St. David of Wales
The Little Things Download March 1, Feast of David, Bishop of Menevia, Wales, c. 544: 1 Thessalonians 2:2b-12; Mark 4:26-29 Draft copy of the homily, please do not cite without permission. There was a very inventive and quite enjoyable BBC show on a few years ago about the