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April 2016

April 30, 2016

Faith is Like Laughter

Faith is like laughter. It doesn't have to be real to have a real effect. Even...

April 21, 2016

Judas Lives! (What’s So New About Jesus’ New Commandment to Love One Another?)

Easter 4C — John 13:31-35 — Lectionary Reflection One of the curious things about Jesus'...

March 2016

March 28, 2016

The Sacrament of Housework: When the Risen Lord Did the Laundry

Sacrament After Jesus climbed up out of Death the first thing he did was the...

March 24, 2016

The Three Days: A Poem for Holy Week

Three Days (Cleopas, Peter, Arimathea) My shoelaces frayed into aimless clouds from walking too far...

March 21, 2016

Be a Poet, Not a Preacher During Holy Week: Why #WorldPoetryDay Matters to the Church

Our churches need more poetry. Especially on Holy Week. So this week, let us not...

February 2016

February 04, 2016

The Temptation of the Transfiguration: On High Places, Presidential Politics, and the Glory of God (Lectionary Reflection)

The Last Sunday After Epiphany — Year C — Luke 9:28-36 (37-43a) Right now,...

September 2015

September 28, 2015

Jesus Wasn’t A Radical

Jesus was a radical. Christians love this idea, almost universally. It doesn't really matter if...

June 2015

June 28, 2015

A Prayer for Unanswered Prayers

Where do unanswered prayers go? Do they get lost on their way to God’s ears...