Month: March 2017
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The Luminous Darkness
Though uncomfortable and disorienting, this darkness is not bad, in fact, it may even be womblike. This darkness is not the end of faith but holds the dawn of a new kind of faith. Read more
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Humanizing the Temple of our Lives
Jesus can see that the temple is filled with animals and moneychangers but is empty of life and soul. Jesus is driving out forgetfulness from our hearts—vivifying, ensouling, and humanizing the temple inside you and me. Read more
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Two Questions for Lent – A Sermon on Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7 and Matthew 4:1-11
Lent 1A: Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7 and Matthew 4:1-11 Over the last several years I’ve begun to see and understand Lent and temptations, the struggles in my life, in a different way. It used to be that I thought about those things in terms of self-denial: just say no, don’t do this, don’t do that; and… Read more
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When the Wine Gives Out
A day comes when the wine gives out. Our glasses will be empty; the party will be over. Life will seem empty and dry—no vibrancy or vitality, nothing growing or fermenting within us. Read more
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What If Temptation is Necessary?
What if temptation is necessary? What if temptation can be our teacher or a diagnosis? What tempts you? What tempts you into living less than who you really are? Read more
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When Life Changes – A Sermon on Matthew 17:1-9
Listen to him. Be raised up. Do not be afraid. What if those words are holy wisdom for times of change? What if they are the means by which we step into our own transfiguration? Maybe it wasn’t Jesus who changed on the mountaintop. Maybe it was Peter, James, and John. Maybe their eyes were… Read more
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Longing for God
Most of us likely understand or have been told that Lent is a penitential season. We give something up, take on a new discipline, work to change our ways. None of this is wrong. But what if Lent is more than that? Read more
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What Are You Looking For?
Jesus said to them, “What are you looking for?” I have probably answered this question from Jesus a thousand different ways. I’ll bet you have too. Each answer has eventually given way to a re-asking of the question: What are you looking for? Read more
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God’s Treasured Possession
Yesterday we began Lent with a couple of questions. What do you treasure? Where is your heart? Today we hear God’s answers to those questions. Read more
Interrupting the Silence 