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Holy Presumption
November 23, 2023
Twenty-sixth Sunday after PentecostMatthew 25:31-46It is difficult to hear this parable at the end of Matthew’s Gospel without an ominous…
Two Kingdoms, Two Kings
December 28, 2022
First Sunday after Christmas and EpiphanyMatthew 2:(1-12), 13-23Hebrews 2:10-18Within our current social media landscape, the interior lives and sordid engagements…
A Great Light
December 22, 2022
Nativity of the LordIsaiah 9:2-7Luke 2:1-20 I’m a big fan of overlooked or oft-neglected Christmas carols. While there will always…
A Tree and its Fruit
December 10, 2022
Third Sunday of AdventMatthew 11:2-11At the beginning of this discourse, Matthew transitions us to a different setting: Verse 1 reads,…
Prepping for Advent – Advent 1, Year A
November 22, 2022
Isaiah 2:1-5Romans 13:11-14Matthew 24:36-44On a recent visit to my local chain drugstore I looked, as I often do, at the…
Shorting the Unreal
November 10, 2020
Twenty-fourth Sunday After Pentecost 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11Matthew 25:14-30 The 2011 film, The Big Short follows the stories of a handful…
Science, Church Signs, and the Hope We See
August 4, 2020
Proper 14, Year A Matthew 14:22-33 I have long been a fan of the church marquee. I don’t generally pay…
The Yoke of Injustice
July 2, 2020
Proper 9, Year A Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 The July lectionary readings from the Gospel of Matthew are threaded together with…
The Witness of Scars
April 14, 2020
Second Sunday of Easter, Year A John 20:19-31 I’ve been going outside a lot lately, finding my kin and connection…
Allegiance or Admiration?
January 21, 2020
Third Sunday After Epiphany Isaiah 9:1-4 Matthew 4:12-23 I am generally protected by my choice of media from the glamour…
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