Texts: Genesis 6:17-22  ;  Psalm 80:7-15  ;  Philippians 3:4b-14  ;  Matthew 21:33-46   Earlier this week I found out that a friend died. His name was Sojourner, and he was a pet in the home of my friends Rachel and Marcus who live with their children Nora and Graham just outside Washington, DC. Sojourner was … Continue reading Sermon: Sunday, October 5, 2008: Twenty-First Sunday After Pentecost: World Communion Sunday & Blessing of Animals →

Ezekiel 18:1–4, 25–32  ;  Psalm 25:1–9  ;  Philippians 2:1–13  ;  Matthew 21:23–32   Earlier this month one of the most popular musicals of the last two decades closed on Broadway. Based on Puccini’s opera, La Boheme, the musical Rent tells the story of a group of struggling young artists and intellectuals – community organizers you … Continue reading Sermon: Sunday, September 28, 2008: Time After Pentecost, Lectionary 26 →

Texts: Jonah 3:10-4:11  ;  Psalm 145:1-8  ;  Philippians 1:21-30  ;  Matthew 20:1-16   I was up on a ladder in the yoga room yesterday afternoon with a cup of green paint in one hand and a paint brush in the other, cutting in from the ceiling to meet the block of color that had been … Continue reading Sermon: Sunday, September 21, 2008: Time After Pentecost, Lectionary 25 →