Listen to the sermon here. Imagine it. A pint sized University of Southern California cheerleading uniform, complete with a maroon and gold pleated skirt, the letters USC proudly emblazoned on the front, and pom poms with a full head of extremely shakeable maroon streamers. When I was five years old I owned this very uniform [...]
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Epiphany 2, Year B, 2012
15Jan12Listen to the sermon here. Do you remember Abbot and Costello’s routine “Who’s on First?” “Who’s on First?” is an epically long comedic bit about a disconnected conversation. Abbott and Costello are talking about a baseball team, but the players’ names are more than a little unhelpful. The first baseman’s name is Who. The second [...]
Advent 3, Year B, 2011
11Dec11Listen to the sermon here. You’re in a movie theater. Everything goes dark. The screen opens pitch black. You are looking at a picture of the vastness of space, the camera zooms slowly onto our planet and focuses closer and closer until all we see is a man. John. In the Gospel of John, John [...]
Advent 1, Year B, 2011
28Nov11Listen to the sermon here. The days got short and dark quickly, didn’t they? Even though the shortened days come like clockwork, every autumn I am surprised. I feel rushed into the falling leaves and apple cider. I want to cling to warm, long days and fresh peaches just a few more weeks. The early [...]
Proper 25, Year A, 2011
23Oct11Listen to the sermon here. Unless you were living under a rock this summer, you have probably heard of the movie and book The Help. Kathryn Stockett spun this tale of African American women in the 1960s and the families they served. The Help is a compelling story as it examines the sometimes loving and sometimes [...]
