Sermons

“Some Gen Xers —whose life experiencesleft them so cynicalas to border on nihilistic —approached Jesus and asked him,‘Jesus,do you ever think about your ghost clothes?’”Before he could fix his face,it went on a journey that conveyed“What in all of God’s green earthare you talking about?”Dustin replied,“You know —how whatever you’re wearing when you dieis what

Alleluia! Christ is risen!Christ is risen indeed! Alleluia! I love All Saints’ Sunday,maybe especially because we usuallyhave some All Souls,or All Faithful Departedmixed in.In our chapelat the liturgical “West” end of the church –though it’s actually the north –we are remembering thosewho have gone before us.In remembering and acknowledging their deathswe celebrate that Christ is

“He will not show partiality to the poor;but he will listen to the prayer of one who is wronged.He will not ignore the supplication of the orphan,or the widow when she pours out her complaint.”When?That’s a question I hearfrom those outside the faith.Or in another way,how can you say death has been defeatedwhen people die

Divine Persistence I want to begin with a story about our daughter. It’s also a confession of sorts by me. When Madeline was a toddler, each night I’d return home from work and hastily greet her and my husband. Then, I’d rush off to find my computer and immediately start working again. Because we kept

Our passage from Luke todayreminds us that Jesus is on the way to Jerusalem.The evangelist gives us this reminderso that we don’t forget:Jesus is headed to his death.As we follow Jesus,we are always orienting ourselvesto the cruciform life –dying to selfand living a new lifein Jesus.As Jesus is on the way,ten lepers call out to

I’ve said this,or something like it, before.A challenge of opening the Bible,of listening to scriptures proclaimed each weekis thatwe’re in the United States in 2025.Wait.I do mean like that,but also something more difficult.Many of us grew up in traditionswhere even if we didn’t encounter the pneumonic“Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth”we were exposed to the idea.Open

Let This Radicalize You.That’s the name of a book I started yesterday,but my Books app says I’m onlynine percent in.Nevertheless,it’s been a balm.In the foreword,Maya Schenwar says“This book derives its title from the wordsMariame often repeats in times of deep crisis:‘Let this radicalize yourather than lead you to despair.’”The musical [title of show] talks aboutthe