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March 2018

March 26, 2018

An Easter Reflection Mark 16:1-8

(Lectionary for April 1, 2018) Last week my Hebrew Bible self wandered over to the...

March 21, 2018

The Mysterious Monarch Mark 11:1-11 March 25, 2018

(Lectionary for March 25, 2018) I know, I know! Mark is not in the Hebrew...

March 11, 2018

The Peripatetic Preacher Goes to Duheishe Refugee Camp, Palestine

In December of 1997, I went with a small group of religious journalists to Israel...

March 02, 2018

Fourth Sunday in Lent March 11, 2018 Numbers 21:4-9 “What To Do With This?”

(Lectionary for March 11, 2018) I am always very sorry to see this text once...

February 2018

February 27, 2018

The Peripatetic Preacher Goes to Visit His Brother in Louisville, GA

Just about a year ago, we, Diana and I, went to see my older brother...

February 26, 2018

Third Sunday in Lent March 4, 2018 Exodus 20:1-17 “The Real First Commandment”

(Lectionary for March 4, 2018) Some years ago I stood in front of a huge...

February 19, 2018

Second Sunday in Lent February 25, 2018 Genesis 17:1-7, 15-18 “Laughing at God”

(Lectionary for February 25, 2018) When I was in graduate school a hundred years ago...

February 15, 2018

First Sunday in Lent February 18, 2018 Genesis 9:8-17 “A Reminder for God”

(Lectionary for February 18, 2018) Here is an ancient text from the Hebrew Bible that...

February 12, 2018

The Peripatetic Preacher Goes to Juarez, Mexico

I have taken several short-term mission trips over the years, trips in which I have...

February 09, 2018

Epiphany 7 February 18, 2018 Isaiah 43:18-25 “Remembering to Forget, Forgetting to Remember”

(Lectionary for February 18, 2018) I am always glad when this wonderful text streams into...

February 07, 2018

The Peripatetic Preacher Goes to Yellowstone

50 years ago this summer, I went to Yellowstone National Park to fulfill my first...

February 01, 2018

Epiphany 6 2 Kings 5:1-14 February 11, 2018 “A Very Rich Story”

( Lectionary for February 11, 2018) Today offers to the preacher one of the Bible’s...

January 2018

January 29, 2018

The Peripatetic Preacher Goes to Norway

In July of 2011, my wife and I went to Norway, a place both of...

January 25, 2018

Epiphany 5 February 4, 2018 Isaiah 40:21-31 “The Right God for Exiles”

(Lectionary for February 4, 2018) This very familiar and much beloved passage should raise in...

January 18, 2018

The Peripatetic Preacher Goes to New Zealand

In 1999 I was asked to offer some lectures in Australia by a former colleague...

January 16, 2018

Epiphany 4 Deuteronomy 18:15-20 January 28, 2018 “Prophets Like Me?”

(Lectionary for January 28, 2018) I admit that this passage has long been a source...

January 09, 2018

The Peripatetic Preacher Goes to Spring Training

I am a huge fan of baseball. Oh, I know, that many of you find...

January 09, 2018

Epiphany 3 Jonah 3:1-5, 10 January 21, 2108 “A Genuine God to Worship”

(Lectionary for January 21, 2018) We Christians do not know the story of Jonah well...

January 05, 2018

The Peripatetic Preacher Goes to Wales

When I was a freshman in High School, back in the dark age of 1960,...

January 04, 2018

Epiphany 2 1 Samuel 3:1-20 January 14, 2018 “A Trustworthy Prophet?”

(Lectionary for January 14, 2018) A bit over two years ago, I published a novel,...

January 02, 2018

The Peripatetic Preacher Goes to Crete

I cannot remember when I first read about the culture of the Minoans. I suppose...

January 02, 2018

Epiphany 1 Genesis 1:1-5 Baptism of the Lord The Gift of Water

Having moved to Southern California in May of last year, I am even more acutely...

December 2017

December 22, 2017

The Wrong Text for the Wrong Time Ecclesiastes 3:1-13 December 31, 2107

(Lectionary for December 31,2107) This long title requires some explanation. I am assuming that very...

December 22, 2017

The Peripatetic Preacher Goes to Lake Charles, LA

Since my decision actually to describe the peripatetic nature of my 50-year ministry, commensurate with...

December 19, 2017

Luke 2; Isaiah 52:7-10; Isaiah 62:6-12 December 24, 2017 “It’s the Story, Stupid!”

(Lectionary for December 24, 2017) Any preacher worth her salt (and armed with a measure...

December 15, 2017

The Peripatetic Preacher Goes to Japan

As I revealed in a post of a few weeks ago, I was privileged to...

December 12, 2017

The Peripatetic Preacher Goes to Israel

I have now travelled to Israel and the Middle East on several occasions, but my...

December 11, 2017

No More Davids! 2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16

(Lectionary for December 24,2017) I have long loved the brilliant stories of Saul, Samuel, David,...

December 07, 2017

The Peripatetic Preacher Goes to Fiji

Though I have relayed something of this story in an earlier blog—at my advancing age,...

December 05, 2017

The Eternal Promise Isaiah 64:1-11

(Lectionary for December 17, 2017 Advent 3) Last night (Dec.4, 2017), I attended a meeting...

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