May 10, 2020: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard.  Amen. If you joined our service late, you may be wondering about what you just heard in the gospel – lots and lots of references to Mother, rather than Father, when referring to God.  If you felt a bit uncomfortable with the…

May 3, 2020: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard.  Amen. Welcome to what some like to call Good Shepherd Sunday, because, if you hadn’t noticed, nearly all our readings feature sheep, and/or a shepherd, somewhere in the verses.  I mean, even though the lectionary will go through the first letter of…

April 26, 2020: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard.  Amen. Ah, the road to Emmaus story… I have to say that these past several weeks have given us such timely scriptures for our life today.  Truth be told though…they always do. Now, as I did last time I preached on this…

April 19, 2020: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard.  Amen. “Χριστός Ανέστη!” καὶ “Καλό Πάσχα!” Christ is Risen! and Happy Easter to all our Eastern Orthodox sisters and brothers in Christ, who today are celebrating Easter Sunday. Yes, we celebrate Easter Sunday on different dates, but it is also true that…

Easter Sunday 2020: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard.  Amen. Our Jewish sisters and brothers, as they began their Passover observance the other night, asked this question “What makes this night different than all other nights?”  Well, I think it is clear we know what makes this Easter Sunday different than…

Good Friday 2020: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard.  Amen. There’s a prayer I once shared with you years ago.  It is by the lyricist Keri Wehlander, and it has been coming into my mind and heart lately, so I want to share it with you again: She wrote, “This is the…

Maundy Thursday 2020: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard.  Amen. Tonight we begin.  Tonight we enter into a three day service – the Paschal Triduum.  You will note that at the end of tonight and tomorrow night there will be no dismissal or blessing – no neat ending to the service…

May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard.  Amen. One of my favorite commentators, the Rev. Dr. Karoline Lewis, posted this on her blog this week. She said, “There’s a saying about Lent that has surfaced on social media [lately]—“This is the Lentiest Lent I have ever Lented” then she added, and “this…

March 29, 2020: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard.  Amen. These are troubling times for us all.  The world, our country, our communities, and our families – we are all facing the growing concern for our health, our jobs, for those who care for others, and for our loved ones. So,…

March 22, 2020: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard.  Amen. Lordy, the authors of this fourth gospel sure have a way with words – lots and lots of words.  Last week it was the powerful and long theological dialog between Jesus and the woman from Samaria.  Next week it will be…