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February 2020

February 23, 2020

Love Touches Fear: Transfiguration Sunday

On Transfiguration Sunday, divinity touches humanity. Transcendence touches immanence. Love touches fear.

February 21, 2020

Matt. 17:1-9, Transfiguration of Jesus, With Dialogical Lens

The Transfiguration of Jesus asks us: what kind of church shall we be in the...

February 16, 2020

Choose Life, Hope at the River’s Edge: Moses’s Final Sermon

I know that the future is uncertain and that anxiety is ever-present. Things aren’t looking...

January 2020

January 21, 2020

Creation-centered Lenten Devotional: For the Beauty of the Earth

Are you looking for a Creation-centered Lenten devotional? For the Beauty of the Earth helps your...

December 2019

December 29, 2019

The Slaughter of the Holy Innocents – Don’t Look Away

We would like to avoid the story about the Slaughter of the Holy Innocents. But here...

December 22, 2019

Joseph and Jesus: Honoring the Non-traditional Parent

Joseph has a minor role in the Christmas story. But the relationship between Joseph and...

December 19, 2019

Round Yon Joseph, Father and Child

I’ve been thinking more about the Christmas story from Joseph’s point of view after having...

December 15, 2019

Flowers Preaching in the Desert – Isaiah 35:1-10

Isaiah 35 describes hope like a tiny purple crocus reaching out of the snow with...

December 12, 2019

Jesus, Are You the One? Matthew 11:3

“Jesus, are you the one?” Matthew 11:3. It was a question cried out in desperation...

November 2019

November 24, 2019

Christ the King Sunday: The Cosmic Juxtaposition

On Christ the King Sunday, we experience the cosmic juxtaposition. Right there wedged in the...

September 2019

September 24, 2019

We Will NEVER Forgive You: Greta Thunberg, Climate, and the Unforgivable Sin

Greta Thunberg convicts us and compels us. If we are wise, we will recognize the...

September 08, 2019

Hate the Right Things In Order to Love the Right Things. Luke 14:25-33

How can Jesus tell us to love our neighbor, but hate our father, mother, spouse,...

September 01, 2019

The Rabbi Who Came to Dinner: An Imaginative Retelling of Luke 14:1, 7-24

The tablecloths are crisp and starched. The succulent food is ready. But the wealthy guests are...

August 2019

August 25, 2019

We’re a Sanctuary Church, ELCA – Now What? An Invitation to Dialogue

The ELCA is now a 'sanctuary denomination.' This is a good time for dialogue about...

August 22, 2019

Breach-Repairers: Preaching Isaiah 58 Using Dialogical Lens

What does repairing the breach look like in your community? For your church? A preaching...

August 19, 2019

Sometimes Following Jesus Means NOT Being Neutral (Guest Sermon)

Is it possible to be neutral about starvation? Or lead pollution in public housing? Or...

August 14, 2019

A Fiery, Divisive Jesus? Luke 12:49-56 with Dialogical Lens

Why would Jesus say he wants to bring fire and divisions in Luke 12:49-56? Isn’t...

August 07, 2019

Throwing Your Bag on the Train: Heart Follows Treasure

Jesus teaches us that heart follows treasure, not the other way around. What does this...

July 2019

July 31, 2019

Applying the Dialogical Lens to the Parable of the Rich Fool

Using the 'dialogical lens' for the Parable of the Rich Fool shows us ways to...

June 2019

June 16, 2019

Fierce Lambs! Sermon for a Seminary Graduation

Jesus is sending out fierce lambs with a cross-shaped love to face the wolves. Lexington Theological Seminary...

May 2019

May 05, 2019

Did Peter Ever Contemplate the Judas Path? Suicide, Church & Breakfast on the Beach

The church needs to talk about suicide. The contrasting stories of Peter and Judas give...

April 2019

April 21, 2019

The Proximity of Hope: An Easter Sermon

In the midst of black holes, burning churches, and political corruption, how can Easter put...

March 2019

March 25, 2019

Rethinking the Parable of the Fruitless Tree in Luke 13:1-9

Is God really the vineyard owner in the parable of the Fruitless Tree (Luke 13:1-9)?...

March 21, 2019

Iraq War Sermon – 16 Years Later

It's been 16 years since the start of the Iraq War. For the record - some...

January 2019

January 14, 2019

From Eco-Crucifixion to Eco-Resurrection

Lexington Theological Seminary is now a Green Chalice seminary. We're striving to be part of...

November 2018

November 27, 2018

The Climate Crisis is Coming and is Already Here. So is Jesus.

The climate crisis is upon us. This is an 'all hands on deck' moment for...

November 11, 2018

The Widow’s Mite? No, MIGHT! – Justice, Power, and the Widow

It’s time to rethink the story about 'the widow’s mite' in Mark 12:41-44 and Luke...

November 07, 2018

How to be a Christian (and a Pastor) After the Midterm Elections

How are we supposed to be the church in a time like this? Here are...

November 04, 2018

Bringing Our Faith to the Ballot Box: All Saints Sunday Sermon

It’s time to bring our whole selves to this democracy. This means bringing our intellect,...

October 2018

October 10, 2018

I Want Jesus to Let Me Off the Hook: The Rich Young Man and Me

I want Jesus to let me off the hook. Me and the rich young man. ...