Tag: 2020

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  Remembering The Future – A Reflection On 2020

  January 18, 2021

  Twenty-twenty. When I say those two words I’m not sure if I intend them as a statement or a question. A lot of things could be said about 2020. It feels like we have been exiled from our homeland, from the way things used to be, from what was familiar and comfortable, and maybe even… Read more
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  Deep Listening – A Sermon On John 1:43-51

  January 17, 2021

  If 2020 showed us anything it revealed how necessary that kind of deep and intentional listening is, and how difficult it is to sort through all the voices we hear, both within and outside ourselves, and discern a truthful way forward. I don’t expect that kind of listening to be any less necessary or difficult… Read more
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  All Are Responsible – A Sermon On Mark 1:4-11 And Acts 19:1-7

  January 10, 2021

  Last week, some of you may remember, I ended my sermon by asking this question: Will we, in 2021, be different from and better than how we were in 2020? There’s not much about the first ten days of 2021 that suggests we will. I think it’s still an open question and, I hope, still… Read more
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  Will We Be Dreamers Or Searchers In 2021? – A Sermon On Matthew 2:13-15, 19-23

  January 3, 2021

  We’re three days into the new year, a time of change and transition often marked by the calendar more than the circumstances of our lives or world. Regardless, the 2020 year end reviews are well underway with commentaries, assessments, and judgments. For some, maybe most, “Good-bye 2020,” could just as well be “Good riddance, 2020.”… Read more