Liturgy – The Lutheran Zephyr

This is the Way: the factions following Mandalore’s creed, stories, and rites

The Mandalorian takes religion, and the reality of religious sectarianism, seriously.

Communion at Home during a Pandemic: an Addendum

My prior post was the letter I published online for my congregation addressing our acts of worship and communion during the current pandemic. This current post is an addendum responding to discussions being held online among clergy colleagues and leaders of the church. Addendum: Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton has said that this pandemic might beContinue reading “Communion at Home during a Pandemic: an Addendum”

Holy Communion Amidst the Coronavirus Disruption

A Pastoral Letter to my Congregation The coronavirus has ushered us into a time of disruption. Our home lives are disrupted. Schools are disrupted. Business and the economy are disrupted. And most certainly, the medical community is disrupted. The church, too, is disrupted. We’re scattered in our homes, unable to come together each Sunday “atContinue reading “Holy Communion Amidst the Coronavirus Disruption”

Easter, delayed.

Easter was delayed for me this year. And while part of me feels robbed, I’m also at peace. Because I know that Easter will come again.

7+ Years In, Preaching Anew

More than 7 years into ordained ministry, and 19 years since I first entered seminary, I have renewed my practice of preaching – both delivering and preparing the sermon. I had always preached with a manuscript Most of these manuscripts were not paragraph’d pages looking as if they belonged in a book, but a more free-form movement ofContinue reading “7+ Years In, Preaching Anew”