One of my favorite Bible Stories is the story of King David dancing in the street naked. Buck. Naked. Our English translation, as usual, masks that little fact, but it’s there. He was SO HAPPY and SO GRATEFUL, he stripped down and let it go! If you don’t know the story, take a look, 2… Read More
Narrative Lectionary: The World Turned Upside Down (Acts 17:1-9, 1 Thess 1)
The Narrative Lectionary continues its sweep through Acts, this week with the story of Paul and Silas in Thessalonica. We see the story as Luke tells it in Acts and the way Paul refers to it in a letter to the church. This is a good text to offer when people in the pews tell… Read More
Narrative Lectionary: Use What You’ve Got
Which to choose… the part of the text about the mass protest, or the part of the text about touch… Lord, you do have a sense of humor. I’m sticking with chapter 11 for the majority of this post, but chapter 14 is one of my very favorite texts, in the end, I offer a… Read More
Narrative Lectionary: Ash Wednesday (Mark 9:30-37) and Lent One–All You Have (Mark 10:17-31)
This week is a twofer! Ash Wednesday is tomorrow and we begin Lent with this passage from Mark 9:30-37. Working Preacher commentary here. While Jesus tries to teach the disciples about the suffering, betrayal, and death that he’s heading toward, the disciples are arguing about which of them is the greatest. Not their finest moment,… Read More
Narrative Lectionary: Stuck in the Middle with You (1 Kings 18:[17-19] 20-39)
Oh Elijah. What have we done? What have you done? And how are we supposed to preach about it? For a reading of this week’s text check out Working Preacher’s Commentary. And if you’re not listening to NL;DR with Dr. Amy Robertson and Dr. Robert Williamson then GET THEE TO THE PODCAST NOW! So where… Read More
Thursday Prayer: A Prayer for World Refugee Day
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Psalm 46:1 May we who seek to follow in the way of Jesus and to be made more and more in the likeness of Christ live out our calling as refuge and strength to those who leave their home in search of safety, as… Read More
Thursday Prayer: Weary
“I will satisfy the weary, and all who are faint I will replenish” Jeremiah 31: 25 For the weary, we pray: For those who have waited, and hoped and watched but for whom the better day has not yet dawned… Satisfy the weary, replenish the faint For those whose bodies are worn by working and… Read More
Monday Prayer: holy ground
I stand before your holy tabernacle, Blessed One, and I watch the feet of pilgrims as they pass in awe. Dirty feet, unsteady feet, confident strides and timid approaches are just some of the manifestations of those who seek you. We come before your presence in designated places to soak in the magnificence of all… Read More
Pastoral is Political: The Talk
There it was, out of the blue, I mean, I maybe should have seen it coming, but didn’t. I can’t explain it, all the signs were there. Last week I was catching up on Grey’s Anatomy, a show many have abandoned over it’s fourteen seasons, but one I still watch. If you watch it too,… Read More
Narrative Lectionary: Joy Edition (Isaiah 55)
As I prepare for the Third Sunday of Advent, this Sunday of joy, I have to admit that I’m feeling like a killjoy. I have baked cookies, done a little crafting, and am taking a bit of vacation this week. All the while, I keep thinking I’ll get into the Christmas spirit, find my joy,… Read More
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