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July 2026

July 13, 2026

I Will Lose Nothing: Final Words from Dennis Sochor

The Promise of God In the Gospel of John, Jesus makes a promise, "Of all...

April 2026

April 18, 2026

The Burning Heart: The Crusher of Injustice

Luke 24:13-35. On The Road to Emmaus. The Burning Heart: The Language of the Crushed...

April 11, 2026

The Credentials of the Crucified : On John 20:19-31

The Credentials of the Crucified: Touch, Trauma and the Wounded God The Gospel of John...

April 04, 2026

Jesus the Gardener: Mary Was Right the First Time

Jesus the Gardener Mary Magadelene is standing outside the empty tomb. She has already looked...

March 2026

March 21, 2026

Untie Him: Lazarus and the Work of Liberation

Lazarus and the Anatomy of a Miracle In the 11th Chapter of the Gospel of...

September 2025

September 01, 2025

The God Who Will Not Stay Dead: On Resurrection

*This sermon is the foundation from which a much more colorful sermon that I...

April 2023

April 08, 2023

The Resurrection of God : A Modern Easter Vision

On a particularly powerful day, I was sitting in a dead church, and I...

April 17, 2022

The Death of Certainty and The Resurrection of Wonder: A Short Easter Homily

The Death of Certainty and The Resurrection of Wonder: A Short Easter Homily ...

April 04, 2021

The Resurrection of George Floyd: On the Fullness of the Incarnation of Jesus Christ

April 4, 2021 The Resurrection of George Floyd: On the Fullness of the Incarnation of...

April 01, 2018

I AM: The Resurrection of Jesus Christ & The Deadly Consequences of Liberal Theology

The room was electric with anticipation. Every eye was glued to the stage. Everything...

February 2017

February 09, 2017

The Absurdity of Time and The Resurrection of Jesus Christ

A few years ago, I was studying history at the University of Mississippi. I...

February 07, 2017

Fake News: Betsy DeVos and Corruption Past/Present

Over the last few months, I have been astounded by the fake news bubbling...

March 2016

March 23, 2016

Lenten Remix 40: Living

The resurrection is about living beyond death. Live like you believe it. Amen.

November 2015

November 02, 2015

God Damn these Hate Crimes and the Institutions that Fail to Act to Prevent Them

Just a few months ago, trans woman of color Shade Schuler was murdered in this...

August 2015

August 07, 2015

The Intern Monologues: Last Things with a Spiritual Son

*This is the last intentional conversation of Christian Parks' summer internship. J: Christian,...

July 2015

July 21, 2015

The Intern Monologues: Death

C: What is death? J: Death is a lie. The resurrection of Jesus...

June 2015

June 25, 2015

The Intern Monologues: The Church

*This is the fifth intentional conversation between my summer intern Christian Parks and...

June 02, 2015

On Jesus…

*a theological conversation between Christian and I on the lake in North Georgia ...

February 2015

February 08, 2015

The Queer Resurrection of Alabama

The year was 2005. I was a junior at Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama....

December 2014

December 05, 2014

Jesus is Dead and So Are We: Eric Garner is Our Only Hope for Resurrection

On July 17, 2014, Jesus was standing on a corner. Officers confronted Jesus. After a...

September 2014

September 20, 2014

I AM the Light of the World: Connecting Queerly with the Gospel of John at Living Faith Covenant Church

Queer Theology goes beyond identity. Queer Theology seeks to affirm people for who God...

August 2014

August 21, 2014

The Death in Ferguson

"Love is going to fuck you up." The ominous words rang out from a woman...

July 2014

July 14, 2014

Across the Borders and Into the Flames: Rev. Charles Moore, Dr. Robert Jeffress, Bishop Yvette Flunder and Us

Resurrection is not possible without death. Rev. Charles Moore knew about resurrection and his fullest...

April 2014

April 22, 2014

Jesus Sells Drugs: An Easter Message

I have known many Easters. I remember one Easter morning as a child realizing Jesus...

April 14, 2014

Pushing into the Darkness to Be the Light

The children walk down the aisles of our churches waving palms all around. Together,...