Tag: Oppression
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Join The Protest – Reflections On Holy Week And Easter 2026
Happy Easter! I hope you are Eastering well. Below are my reflections for Holy Week and Easter Sunday this year. Most years I find and follow a thread through Holy Week to Easter. This year the thread was protest. I don’t mean protest in the sense of simply being a dis-agreer. To protest is to… Read more
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Resurrection: A Life Of Protest – An Easter Sunday Reflection
Alleluia. Christ is risen. The Lord is Risen indeed. Alleluia. Sweet words that roll off the tongue. Familiar words we speak with ease. We say them every year, every Easter. It’s always the same. And I never want it to change. Alleluia. Christ is risen. What does that mean? Is Easter simply the happy ending… Read more
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What’s New About Love? – A Maundy Thursday Reflection
“I give you a new commandment, that you love one another” (John 13:34.), Jesus said after washing the feet of his disciples. (John 13:1-17, 31b-35) So, what’s new about love? What makes this commandment, this love, new? Love is not an idea original with or unique to Jesus and he wasn’t the first to command… Read more
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Going To Pharaoh- A Reflection On Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
In the Episcopal Church the Feast of Martin Luther King, Jr., is celebrated on April 4, the date of his death. One of the things that strikes me about the gospel assigned for that day (Luke 6:27-36) is just how much Jesus sounds like Martin Luther King, Jr. “Love your enemies, do good to those… Read more
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Living Power Differently – A Sermon On John 18:33-37, Christ The King
Today is the Feast of Christ the King. Throughout history kings and kingdoms have at some level been associated with power. So today seems like a good day to reflect on power in our lives and world. Last week a woman came to my office seeking assistance. With tears in her eyes she said, “It’s… Read more