Interrupting the Silence

Tag: Freedom

  • Do You Have A Secret? – A Sermon On Luke 2:22-40

    Do You Have A Secret? – A Sermon On Luke 2:22-40

    Many year ago, at the suggestion of my priest, I did some work with a counselor. During one of our meetings the conversation lulled and he asked me a question. “Mike, do you have a secret?” Tears filled my eyes. I had butterflies in my stomach. And my heart was pounding. I nodded, whispered yes,… Read more

  • The Freedom of Forgiveness, A Sermon on Luke 7:36-8:3

    The Freedom of Forgiveness, A Sermon on Luke 7:36-8:3

    “Simon, ‘Do you see this woman?’” Jesus is not calling Simon’s attention to this woman. She has already done that. Her tears, her hair, her kisses, her touching, her anointing. Simon, no doubt, has been watching her. He has seen her. That’s not Jesus’ question. Jesus wants to know if Simon understands. Does he know Read more

  • Self-denial is More than Just Saying, “No”

    One of the traditional Lenten practices is self-denial. Often this leaves us asking the question, “What should I give up for Lent?” The answers vary – candy, bread, wine, shopping, blogging…. We endure, for God’s sake, forty days of self-denial. We give up some ordinary thing or activity and with the celebration of Easter we Read more