Jun 30, 2020 | poem, sermon, women
Milcah sang a lullaby to her granddaughter Rebekah, born to Bethuel, You are a queen, gifted and beautiful, a sovereign over kings. You are the gladness of ancestors, and the celebration of the future. And Rebekah believed her grandmother Milcah, owned the inheritance...
Jun 23, 2020 | justice, racism, sermon
a sermon on Genesis 21:8-21 and Romans 6:1b-11, preached at Christ Episcopal Church (Shaker Hts OH) There is no nuance to it. There is no middle ground, there are not “both sides.” Sarah is in the wrong. Hagar is in the right. Sarah is wrong for oppressing Hagar,...
Jan 16, 2018 | Lent, sermon
If you watch Jeopardy very often, you’ve likely seen a category title or two that uses quotation marks to indicate that a letter or word must appear in every answer to the questions in that category … or rather, every question to the answers in that...
Jan 9, 2018 | justice, Lent, sermon
Sermon series ideas for the upcoming Lenten season continue with a reflection on the Narrative Lectionary’s challenge to our understanding of & willingness to be in solidarity with one another — through life and death, through questions and heartaches....
Jan 7, 2018 | justice, lament, Lent, sermon
With the arrival of Epiphany Sunday — Theophany, Three Kings Day, Orthodox Christmas — the liturgical season of wondering and wandering begins. We follow stars, we listen for wisdom, we watch for prophets, we get lost about as fast as we lose our New...
Sep 25, 2016 | lament, prayer, racism, sermon
I have some not-so-polite things to pray today, God, starting with: You suck. . Also: You’re falling down on the job. . Where is your balm to the brokenhearted when pain is looped publicly on video for voyeurism and ratings? . Is there no more freedom your...
