What's the deal with Peter being naked? Why do we care? Who knew you needed a sermon all about that. But I hope it helps, as we talk about vulnerability and how it built and Easter movement.

Is it weird to say on Easter that Jesus might not be the most gripping character of them all? Does it feel scandalous not to be going wild about resurrection? I don't know, maybe.

But this Sunday was honest. That honesty means we can see ourselves right next to the resurrection, which we might need now more than ever.

A brief homily about Maundy Thursday about the gifts that are always hard to just receive.

Disney is magical. So is Holy Week. But you lose the magic in both if you're too busy being cynical. We unfold that today.

This is one of those favorites: the prodigal son. We love hearing about the overwhelming love of the father for his son.

But there's so much more than that - all of the Lenten practices from Ash Wednesday show up here! And really, who needs more grace - the no-longer prodigal, or the eldest?

Twenty minutes on not eating food?! Sure!

Just kidding! We take a deeper look at fasting from different perspectives, and consider if fasting from our comforts might be the ultimate end of our Lenten practice this week.

Ah, penitence: the "shall not be named" of Lent, and for good reason: exposing the broken parts of ourselves is just an invitation for scorn, shame, and self-destruction.

According to the texts today, though, it might also limit us from knowing God's love. We take a detour off the lectionary to discuss, hearing the confrontation of David by Nathan, and Luke's telling of the woman with the alabaster jar, and see how Jesus offers grace when we offer ourselves, imperfections and all.

Would it be weird to think Jesus had an angel on one shoulder and devil on the other out in the wilderness? Anything's possible after you're fasted for 40 days.

Taking up the call in Ash Wednesday to live a holy Lent, we're engaging each of the different activities we can do, starting with Self-Reflection.

Our path in modern Christianity has crossed through a period that is highly individualistic in nature. One is all about the work of salvation for only the individual, and the other is the growing "spiritual but not religious" crowd. How do these lead to communal justice - the work of everyone being healed? We tend to that question today.

Isn't it strange how, in reaction to what Jesus does, Peter's reaction is fear? Do we find ourselves afraid of what God can do? We explore that here today.