Seeing and believing
On Easter Sunday we proclaim the resurrection. But the second Sunday of Easter gives us an opportunity to reflect on the nuances, contradictions and implications of this central event....
Say what needs to be said
I remember a man at a congregation I once served who was an accomplished house painter and a member of the choir. He was also a man of few words, but when he spoke I listened....
After the flood
While I know better than to try too hard to harmonize the lectionary's different texts, today's readings strike me as having an undeniable relationship....
Treasure chest: Luke 12:32-40
In writing sermons I try to pay attention to transitions, and so I confess that I have a quarrel with the cutting and pasting of Gospel texts for the 10th and 11th Sundays after Pentecost....
Off the treadmill: Luke 12:13-21
The Christian faith is never lived, taught or preached in a vacuum. There is always an alternative to it: another philosophy, another religion, another ideal....
Field Notes from a Catastrophe
The year 1998 had the highest average global temperature on record, 2002 had the second highest, 2001 was third an...