| The Commons
Social media makes it easy for rhetorical displays of outrage. To be sure, bigotry and violence deserve our outrage, but require more than huffy-puffy outrage if we are to heal the disease and drain the poison. Our outrage must not just lead to outbursts but outcomes...
| Master Sermons
Mystic Coolness Lectionary 20 August 2017 11th Sunday After Pentecost Genesis 45:1-15 Psalm 133 Romans 11:1-2a, 29-32 Matthew 15:(10-20), 21-28 Text to Life Héctor Elizondo is one of my favorite actors. Most recently in “Last Man Standing,” he is a standard feature in...
| Sound Theology |
This week, let’s take a trip “across the pond” and have a look-see at what’s happening at the BBC Proms! The Proms is one of my favourite summer festivals for the simple reason that it includes everything: from events for kids, to the most contemporary of contemporary...
| Story Sermon
Rain of Grace Story Lectionary 20 August 2017 The First Covenant Given to Moses (Exodus 34) The Story of the Bronze Serpent (Numbers 21) Psalm 41: God’s Grace Toward Those Who Sin Psalm 103: The Lord’s Compassion Psalm 116: The Lord is Gracious Psalm 147: The Lord...
| Preaching Tips
Some metaphors lend themselves only to visual experience. Others can be multi-sensory. If you have a metaphor like water or sand, use water or sand in your service or sermon in some way. Allow people to touch, smell, hear, see, feel the metaphor. The more they...
