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February 2016

February 17, 2016

Don’t Forget to Feast this Lent

Life was merrier when the Christians were still among us, not least because almost every...

December 2015

December 28, 2015

Unspeakable Joy, Unbearable Tragedy: Christmas, Incarnation, and Holy Innocents (A Homily for Christmas 2C)

Christmas 2C — Matthew 2:13-15, 19-23 A few months ago, I let my spouse read a...

September 2015

September 23, 2015

The Way of Cold Water: A Homily on the Hyperbole of Heaven and Hell (Mark 9:38-50)

Year B — Proper 21 — Mark 9:38-50 If your hand causes you to stumble,...

July 2015

July 15, 2015

Peace is Not Tranquility (A #WGFest2015 Lectionary Reflection)

Lectionary Year B — Proper 11 — Mark 6:30-34; 53-56 On Saturday, my youngest...

May 2015

May 20, 2015

The Divine Protest of Pentecost: The Politics of Language and Respectability (Homily for Pentecost, Year B)

The God of Pentecost doesn't have an official language. This is the shocking revelation of...

April 2015

April 02, 2015

The Grief of Peter: A Good Friday Soliloquy (Homily)

I think a lot about that night, the night the soldiers came. In the quiet,...

February 2015

February 26, 2015

Vinyl Church: 5 Things Christians Can Learn from Vinyl Records

Vinyl. It's not just for hipsters any more. And Christians ought to listen up, because the...

February 09, 2015

A Lent Where #BlackLivesMatter: 10 Ideas for Black History Month and the White Church

Dear White Christians, It’s February, and I know you’re probably very busy with your Lenten...

February 04, 2015

Vanishing Jesus and the Christ of the Deserted Place (A Lectionary Reflection for Mark 1:29-39)

Epiphany 5B — Mark 1:29-39 When the people most sought him, Jesus ran away. When the people...

January 2015

January 01, 2015

An Ordinary Name: A Reflection for the Feast of the Holy Name

Back in 2013, a judge blocked a mother’s name for a child on religious grounds. She wouldn’t...

December 2014

December 28, 2014

The Cowardly Wise Men: A Reflection for Epiphany and the Holy Innocents

When the Magi chose to deceive Herod, return home a different a way, and save the...

November 2014

November 26, 2014

#StayWokeAdvent, Ferguson & Apocalypse: A Lectionary Reflection

Follow #StayWokeAdvent contributions here and add yours, too! Oh that you would tear open the heavens...

November 26, 2013

An Antidote to Anxiety: A Homily for Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving Day Homily — Matthew 6: 25-33 (Due to confusion at my parish, in the...

August 2013

August 21, 2013

Stories, Not Sterilized Facts: How We Pass on Faith

As part of the Patheos Passing on the Faith conversation, I decided to invite my...

June 2013

June 05, 2013

The Patron Saint of Poop: How My Kids Fell in Love with the Saints

Like most of my good ideas, this one happened by accident. Four days into the...

May 2013

May 16, 2013

The Divine Protest of Pentecost

The God of Pentecost doesn't have an official language. This is the shocking revelation of...

April 2013

April 01, 2013

Don’t Believe Easter, Live It

Easter Day is over. But Easter has only just begun. For 50 days, Easter continues,...