Interrupting the Silence

Tag: Healing

  • The Snaky Places of Life – A Sermon On Numbers 21:4-9 and John 3:14-21

    The Snaky Places of Life – A Sermon On Numbers 21:4-9 and John 3:14-21

    The serpent that bites and kills and is also the serpent that heals and give life. That doesn’t make sense but what if that’s really how it is?  What if the snaky places are not so much places to escape but places from which soul-medicine arises? Can opposites really coincide in that way? Read more

  • Getting Unstuck

    Getting Unstuck

    John 5:8. “Jesus said to him, ‘Stand up, take your mat and walk.’” I sometimes need to get up and get going. At times, I have put my life on hold. I’ve pushed the pause button. I’ve filed my life in a folder labeled “Action Pending.” These moments mostly happen when I’m waiting for something Read more

  • Watch for Snakes – A Sermon for Lent 4B; Numbers 21:4-9 and John 3:14-21

    The collect and readings for the Fourth Sunday in Lent may be found here. The following sermon is based on Numbers 21:4-9 and John 3:14-21. When I drive to Corpus Christi I usually stop at a little rest area alongside interstate 37 about 85 miles north of Corpus. As you exit the interstate and follow Read more