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June 2020

June 08, 2020

Truth and Transformation: Can The Church Survive Confronting Racism?

As Americans, we have a choice in nearly everything. From where we live to what...

April 2017

April 02, 2017

From a Small Circle

Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray always and not to lose...

March 2017

March 05, 2017

Good Samaritans, Good Immigrants, and Bystander Problems: Sermon for Lent 1

Maybe they were feeling a little disgruntled… After all, the Samaritans in the neighboring village...

May 2016

May 18, 2016

The Poetry of Emptiness: Reflections from the Festival of Homiletics

Guest post: My friend and colleague Rev. Laura Ann Phillips shares a good word from...

October 2015

October 07, 2015

Because The World is Hungry

This was Sunday's sermon for World Communion Sunday. As always, the table was filled with...

July 2015

July 01, 2015

Self-Evident Truths: 7 Ways the Constitution is Not the Bible

When it comes to guns, religion and the display of hateful symbols on public property,...

June 2015

June 27, 2015

Holy Edges: 10 Things to Preach if Your Church is Divided on Gay Marriage

It’s going to be a great day at my church tomorrow. My congregation has been...

August 2014

August 27, 2014

Not in the Fire, Not in the Wind

The following is from week 2 of the sermon series "Doors and Windows: Faces of...

August 20, 2014

Mapping the Message: A Choose Your Own Adventure Tale for Preachers

When I write about pastoral life, I try to make it interesting and/or useful to...

January 2014

January 21, 2014

Holy Meddling: I Know a Guy

MLK, John the Baptist, and Forrest Gump: a sermon about holy meddling, and the art...

December 2013

December 18, 2013

Transcendent Hope: A Review of “Preaching at the Crossroads”

I rarely finish a non-fiction book, except under duress of the grading system (and in...

August 2012

August 09, 2012

A Good Word

The essence of being 'timely' has utterly changed, now that news can travel to us...