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December 2014

December 11, 2014

An Advent Sermon on the Turmoil in America, Repentance, and Confession.

(please consider listening along) Wednesday night after Vespers I was standing around talking to Aram...

November 2014

November 29, 2014

My first Advent.

The first time I celebrated Advent I had no idea what was going...

November 26, 2014

Sermon on Sheep and Goats

(you can click above to listen to the sermon being preached)...

November 17, 2014

File this under, “unexplainable”

I can't make this up. These are the 4 finalists for the Folio Awards...

November 06, 2014

Some Modern Beatitudes – A Sermon For All Saints Sunday

Click above to listen along This Summer when I was at the Greenbelt Festival in...

October 2014

October 23, 2014

Sermon on Suicide, Caesar, and Beautiful Newborns

Yesterday I had the honor of holding little Imogen, our newest housemate, just one day...

September 2014

September 30, 2014

Sermon on “us” and “them”

Click above to listen along! Bethany started a hilarious meme this week on...

September 08, 2014

A Sermon on Who to Trust — Us, or Jesus.

(click above to listen along) Yesterday we had an amazing Welcome to House for all...

August 2014

August 25, 2014

Sermon on the Beatitudes (preached at Greenbelt)

I recently talked to a woman who, when her young brother died tragically, her church...

August 20, 2014

Sermon on Grace, Dogs, and Sass-Mouthed Women

Click above to listen along! Years ago a couple friends of mine, who...

August 19, 2014

The last 2 verses of our closing hymn and a blessing for a departing seminarian

2 facts about House for All Sinners and Saints: 1. We are a cappella and...

August 06, 2014

Sermon on Lembas Bread, the Feeding of the 5,000 and Why I Hated Pastoral Care Classes,

Click here to listen along. (sermons are spoken events!) You know what classes I...

July 2014

July 30, 2014

Sermon on How Hard It Is Being Spiritual Without You

Click here to listen along. I’ve heard that a lot of Pastors, when they go...

May 2014

May 10, 2014

Stop Saying the Church is Dying (a sermon for the Rocky Mountain Synod Assembly)

A week ago I was fortunate enough to be standing near a cliff in...

April 2014

April 18, 2014

Maundy Thursday Sermon on Loving One Another and Why That Can Sting

2014 Maundy Thurs NBW Hfass Podcast - 41814, 8.06 AM<----click here to listen along. In...

April 09, 2014

Sermon on Empty Tombs and the Suddenness of Dawn

2014-04-06 HFASS Podcast NBW Sermon(1) <---- click here to listen along Years ago, when I was...

March 2014

March 21, 2014

Sermon on earthly things, wombs and the resurrection of the dead

2014-03-16 NBW Sermon<----click here to listen along. When I first re-entered the Christian faith...

March 12, 2014

Happy 80th Birthday to Phyllis Tickle

Happy 80th birthday to you, Phyllis Tickle. You are simply one of the smartest, most...

March 06, 2014

Ash Wednesday Sermon on Truth, Dust, Babies, and Funerals

2014 Ash Weds NBW Sermon<--- click here to listen along. People who think Ash Wednesday...

February 2014

February 20, 2014

Sermon on Jesus Rolling His Eyes (and also divorce)

2014-02-16 NBW Sermon<-----click here to listen along (sermons are spoken events. So much of the...

February 13, 2014

Sermon on that special class of salty, light-bearing people to whom Jesus preaches

2014-02-09 NBW Sermon - 2_12_14, 10.42 AM <----click here to listen along If you are able...

February 02, 2014

Meaningless Church Jargon

After my quiet time with the Lord, where I was bathing in prayer, God laid...

January 2014

January 22, 2014

Sermon on What We Think We Want

2014-01-19 NBW HFASS Podcast - 1_21_14, 7.07 PM<----click here to listen along One Saturday last...

January 13, 2014

Sermon on Baptism, Belovedness, and how God is Like a Duped Teacher

Click here to listen along (the meaning of the words is clearer when heard and...

January 08, 2014

My 2014 Speaking Schedule

2014 BLOG SCHEDULE DATE EVENT LOCATION URL January 3-4 NEOSLYO Winter Gathering Holiday Inn, Independence,...

December 2013

December 24, 2013

Sermon on Secret Codes, Wibbly Wobbly Time and the O Antiphons

2013-12-22 NBW HFASS Sermon 2<----click here to listen along (this one makes more sense heard...

December 10, 2013

And a Soul Felt Its Worth: a Sermon on an Overlooked Miracle

2013-12-8 NBW HFASS Sermon<----click here to listen along! In the sixth month the angel Gabriel...

November 2013

November 27, 2013

Sermon: Losers, Amish and the Reign of Christ

Click here to listen along ----> 2013-11-24 nbw sermon 33When they came to the place that...

November 04, 2013

Sermon for All Saints Sunday: Small Acts of Love

Click here to listen along-------> 2013-11-3 NBW Sermon hfass 2-1 A stanza From the great hymn...

October 2013

October 28, 2013

Reformation Day Sermon on How Jesus’ Teachings Should Come With a Warning Label

2013-10-27 NBW HFASS Sermon 2 <----- click here to listen along. This week I began to...