The story of Noah’s Ark is such a sweet story, isn’t it? You’ve got a big boat, a colorful lead character, animals marching two by two. We even have a big, beautiful rainbow wrapping itself around the story as the finishing touch. Because it is sooo cute, Noah’s Ark imagery is very popular for children’s [...]
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Lent 5, Year A, 2008
09Mar08The time is getting close. The clock is ticking. Our gospel story today has all the passion and intensity of the cliffhanger season finale of some character drama. Immediately following the raising of Lazarus, some of the witnesses get freaked out and run to tell the Pharisees what happened. This act, of course, leads to [...]
Lent 3, Year A, 2008
24Feb08What is Jesus doing? If you were his political advisor, you would freak out when witnessing our Gospel scene today. You would pull Jesus aside and say, “Dude, you can’t just waltz through Samaria. And you definitely, definitely cannot go hang out at the local well.” You see, Jacob’s well is not any old well. [...]
Lent 1, Year A, 2008
10Feb08You’re a fraud, a fake, a charlatan. That’s a rather rude way to open a sermon, isn’t it? Well, I can say all those things about you with great confidence, because I, too am a fraud, a fake and a charlatan. We all are. That is part of our human condition. Being married has been [...]
Ash Wednesday, Year A, 2008
06Feb08Today we begin, what seems far too soon, the season of Lent. We take off our Mardi Gras beads, put away the pot of chili from the Superbowl game, and turn off CNN after watching Super Tuesday coverage. We quiet ourselves, center ourselves, and open ourselves to Jesus’ journey to Jerusalem and his own death. [...]
