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October 2019

October 08, 2019

The Peripatetic Preacher Confronts Adolf Hitler

During my first year of High School in Phoenix, I randomly chose from the library...

October 07, 2019

Proper 23 October 13, 2019 Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7 “Opening to the Enemy”

Jeremiah is certainly the most surprising prophet in the Hebrew Bible. He is forever saying...

October 05, 2019

The Peripatetic Preacher On Obsession

I have long found delight in the word “peripatetic”. It is true that I have...

October 02, 2019

Proper 22 Habakkuk 1:1-4, 2:1-4 October 6, 2019 “Seeing Trouble, Seeing Visions”

Habakkuk is one of those prophets who never quite made it into the big time,...

September 2019

September 06, 2019

Proper 21 September 29, 2019 Jeremiah 32:1-3a, 6-15 “A Future With YHWH”

Just a few minutes ago, I received news that a long-time member of our church—...

September 05, 2019

The Peripatetic Preacher Reads The Firecracker Boys

As often happens to me, I too soon found myself without something to read on...

September 04, 2019

Proper 20 September 15, 2019 Jeremiah 8:18-9:1 “The Only Ticket to Prophecy”

There are any number of modern religious public speakers who fancy themselves to be prophets....

September 03, 2019

Proper 19 September 15, 2019 Exodus 32:7-14 “Changing the Divine Mind”

Jewish rabbis throughout the ages have loved this text, while many Christian readers have been...

September 02, 2019

The Peripatetic Preacher Cruises to Alaska

I recently returned from a plane and cruise trip to and from Alaska. The entire...

August 2019

August 13, 2019

The Peripatetic Preacher and His Racism

I know deep in my soul that I am a racist. No, I do not...

August 10, 2019

Proper 18 September 8, 2019 Deuteronomy 30:15-20 “Misrepresenting the Hebrew Bible”

I have spent my entire scholarly, preacherly, and pastoral life in love with the Hebrew...

August 07, 2019

Proper 17 September 1, 2019 Sirach 10:12-18 “The Dangers of Pride”

Today I thought it would be interesting to discuss a book that is not in...

August 06, 2019

The Peripatetic Preacher and William Shakespeare

I have loved the plays and poems of William Shakespeare since I first took him...

August 05, 2019

Proper 16 August 25, 2019 Isaiah 58:9b-14 “True Worship”

It has always been slightly amusing to me (I am easily amused, of course!) to...

July 2019

July 30, 2019

The Peripatetic Preacher Celebrates 50 Years of Marriage

On August 23rd in 1969, my wife, Diana, and I were married at the Stafford,...

July 29, 2019

Proper 15 August 18, 2019 Jeremiah 23:23-29 “Lying Prophets”

The passage for today is so prescient for the time in which we are living...

July 20, 2019

Proper 14 August 11, 2019 Genesis 15:1-6 “Trust in God?”

The passage for today has played an outsized role in the ongoing theology of the...

July 18, 2019

The Peripatetic Preacher as Grandfather

On occasion, in the course of these essays of mine, I let slip that I...

July 16, 2019

Proper 13 August 4, 2019 Hosea 11:1-11 “God is Not a Male, says Hosea”

One must always be very careful not to over-generalize any statement about the Bible. When...

July 15, 2019

The Peripatetic Preacher Talking About Climate Change

Julia Rosen is a science reporter for the Los Angeles Times, with a PhD in...

July 11, 2019

Proper 12 July 28, 2019 Genesis 18:20-32 “A Fabulously Rich Text!”

Now here is a text really to sink your teeth into! It raises all manner...

July 04, 2019

The Peripatetic Preacher Thinks About Theodicy

(I am immensely grateful to Van Harvey, a former professor of theology at my school,...

July 03, 2019

Proper 11 July 21, 2019 Amos 8:1-12 “Of What Good is the Church?”

As I have stated before in these columns, I was not raised in the church,...

July 01, 2019

The Peripatetic Preacher The Democratic Debates

Along with some 16,000,000 of my fellow citizens, I watched the recent first round of...

June 2019

June 27, 2019

Proper 10 July 14, 2019 Amos 7:7-17 “This Is The King’s Sanctuary!”

I doubt any biblical text could be more relevant in this particular time in history...

June 25, 2019

The Peripatetic Preacher Thinks About Misogyny

As a male in the culture, now 73 years old, I am horrified, embarrassed, appalled,...

June 25, 2019

Proper 9 July 7, 2019 2 Kings 5:1-14 “Surprise, Surprise!”

Last week I lamented about the lack of literary skill on display in the two...

June 24, 2019

The Peripatetic Preacher Visits the Black Hills

Recently, my wife Diana and I returned to Grinnell College for her 50th college reunion....

June 24, 2019

Proper 8 June 30, 2019 2 Kings 2:2:1-2, 6-14 “I Know; Shut Up!”

I have long said that it is a crying shame that the same writer who...

May 2019

May 15, 2019

Trinity Sunday June 16, 2019 Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31 “Woman Wisdom Calls”

This Sunday in the church year often brings with it some rather absurd attempts to...

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