Lectionary 25 (17th Sunday after Pentecost)Luke 16:1-13Sunday, September 19, 2010 Grace to you and peace, from the one who is, who was, and who is to come. Amen. This past Wednesday evening Derek Jeter, the New York Yankees shortstop who is respected even by fans like me, who otherwise harbor an unnatural andContinue reading “Being Shrewd Like the World for the Sake of the Gospel”
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Sensitivity and Exaggeration in “Ground Zero Mosque” and Luke 13:10-17
“Ground Zero Mosque” opponents either exaggerate the implications of the mosque, or call on mosque leaders to be sensitive. In this sermon, I used these two hermeneutics – sensitivity and exaggeration – to examine the synagogue leader of Luke 13:10-17.
God with us, in darkness and death
The half empty glass of pessimism that is raised by the writer of Ecclesiastes
is met by the half-full chalice of life-giving blood that is offered to us by our Lord
during the prelude to his execution.
Two cups shared, filled with tension and realism,
given to us to drink;
one an antidote to the faux optimism that too often masquerades as spirituality;
the other a drink that flows from death and quenches the thirst of life.
The Kingdom of God is like Two Target Gift Cards
Lectionary 17 (9th Sunday after Pentecost)Genesis 18:20-32; Luke 11:1-13Sunday, July 25, 2010 Grace to you and peace, from the one who is, who was, and who is to come. Amen. I was out shopping with my girls the other night. They each received for their birthdays a great gift, one they couldn’t quite quantify –Continue reading “The Kingdom of God is like Two Target Gift Cards”
The Blessed and Holy Task of Being God’s People (Lectionary 14, Year C)
Lectionary 14 (Sixth Sunday after Pentecost)Luke 10:1-11, 16-20July 4th, 2010 Grace to you and peace, from the one who is, who was, and who is to come. Amen. I went back home to Philadelphia last week for five days with my kids.I went to a baseball game to see my beloved Phillies play – theyContinue reading “The Blessed and Holy Task of Being God’s People (Lectionary 14, Year C)”
The Lutheran Zephyr 