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March 2018

March 05, 2018

Addictions and What Jesus Teaches Us About Casting Out Demons

The stories of Jesus confronting demons in the Gospel of Mark have something to teach...

December 2017

December 26, 2017

Watch Night with Simeon and Anna: Recommit to Racial Justice in 2018

As a white clergy person, I had to learn the history of the Watch Night...

December 23, 2017

Christmas Birthday: Letter to My Son, Born on Christmas Day

My son has a Christmas Birthday. I imagined Mary writing a letter to her son...

December 22, 2017

Mary Ponders: Part Two, A Christmas Reflection

Mary ponders. It is not just Mary’s body that has brought together heaven and earth,...

December 18, 2017

Mary, Pondering and God-bearing: Part One

Mary ponders. She’s a thinking, feeling, turning-things-over-in-her-mind kind of gal. I like those qualities in...

November 2017

November 23, 2017

Learning to Welcome the Dark: Advent 1

This Advent season, spend some time with darkness, even if it scares you a little....

November 21, 2017

Rethinking Christ the King from the Ground Up

Christ the King locates himself not just in the heights of the heavens, but in...

November 18, 2017

Gratitude is More than Skin Deep: Thanksgiving Sermon

Who is the most grateful person you know? This Thanksgiving sermon encourages you to pivot...

November 09, 2017

Creation-Care Preaching and the Theology of Sallie McFague

An excerpt from my article 'Preaching the Body of God: Exploring the Work of Sallie...

September 2017

September 29, 2017

Feast of St. Francis: Resurrection Sermon for an Earth-Kin Congregation

St. Francis Sunday is Oct. 4. Here is a sermon to spark your creativity for...

September 26, 2017

Shoes in the Vineyard: Immigration and Jesus’ Parable

How Jesus' parable about the workers in the vineyard has shaped my perspective about immigration,...

September 03, 2017

Write a Different Ending: Phineas and the ‘Butter Battle’

As nuclear tensions mount and fears compound, a little known story from the book of...

August 2017

August 21, 2017

Psalm 137: The Beautifully Dangerous Psalm

Psalm 137 is rarely ever used in worship. Why? Because it is a dangerous psalm....

August 15, 2017

8 Ways to Preach About Charlottesville, White Supremacy, and Racial Justice – REVISED

Here are 8 ways to preach about Charlottesville by crafting a sermon that confronts the...

August 15, 2017

9 Reasons You Need to Preach about Charlottesville and White Supremacy

Are you hesitating to preach about Charlottesville, white supremacy, and racism? Here are 9 reasons...

August 14, 2017

The Harp Sermon: A Response to Charlottesville and Racial Hatred

The Harp Sermon: What St. Paul - and playing the harp - have taught me...

July 2017

July 16, 2017

Feed the Right Wolf: Preaching Eco-Resurrection in the Midst of Eco-Crucifixion

The climate crisis threatens us with despair. How do we 'feed the right wolf' and...

July 07, 2017

“God Camped Out With Us” – Sermon for a Church Camping Retreat

With our own tents in the background at our church camping retreat, John 1:14 took...

July 06, 2017

Receiving the Right Yoke: A Sermon on Burdens and Stress

Matthew 11:25 - 30 speaks about rest and taking Jesus' yoke. Why is Jesus giving...

June 2017

June 28, 2017

Abraham and Isaac, Guns and God

I want to have faith like Abraham had. But I want it to be faith...

June 27, 2017

Guest Sermon: “Redemption” by Rachel Schade (age 14)

Poetry and scripture help a 14-year-old to understand the concept of redemption and what it...

June 23, 2017

Preaching Hagar and Ishmael when Philando is on Screen

The story of Hagar and Ishmael holds up a mirror to ourselves while our screens...

June 21, 2017

What to do When You’re Attacked on All Sides: A Message for the Clay Jars

Since the inauguration of this country’s 45th president, I'm noticing edges of what may be...

June 01, 2017

La Lengua de Dios: Pentecost and the Language of God

I had a memorable encounter around language last year working the concession stand at my...

May 2017

May 28, 2017

Rebuilding the Temple . . . of Earth: EcoPreacher Guest Sermon

Ronda Sloan is a lay preacher and elder in the Disciples of Christ Christian Church...

May 24, 2017

Jonah, Ninevites, and Climate Change: EcoPreacher Guest Sermon

Carol Devine is the second-place winner of the 2017 EcoPreacher Earth Day Sermon Contest. Her...

May 21, 2017

EcoPreacher Earth Day Sermon Contest Winner: Brooke Baker

Congratulations to Brooke Baker, winner of the 2017 EcoPreacher Earth Day Sermon Contest!

May 14, 2017

The Case for Recognizing Mother’s Day in Church

Jesus showed us that by embracing women and the feminine aspect of God, we do...

May 10, 2017

Jesus, Mother Hen: This is the God I Want to Worship

“God is great, God is good, and we thank HER for our food. Amen.” Does...

May 07, 2017

When Psalm 23 Shepherded Me

Psalm 23, when we learn it by heart, can be the very presence of God...