Reformation DayJeremiah 31:31-34; John 8:31-36October 31, 2010 Grace to you and peace, from the one who is, who was, and who is to come. Amen. The Israelites just had suffered a whopping at the hands of the Babylonians, the Temple was looted, desecrated, and destroyed, a weak, figurehead monarch was set up in Israel, andContinue reading “It Gets Better”
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Knick-Knack Jesus OK in VA
I just read Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli's opinion regarding the constitutionality of religious displays on public ground during the holidays, including displays of Jesus (pdf document of opinion; Washington Post blogpost on the matter). The sad thing is this: displays of Jesus are allowed on public ground so long as such displays are "notContinue reading “Knick-Knack Jesus OK in VA”
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.
We’re just a bunch of phonies trying to throw Jesus off a cliff (Lectionary 4, Year C)
Fourth Sunday after the EpiphanyLuke 4:21-30January 31, 2010 Grace to you and peace, from the one who is, and who was, and who is to come. Amen. One you get a few paragraphs deep into The Catcher in the Rye, the classic 1951 novel by J.D. Salinger, who died this past week. it becomes painfullyContinue reading “We’re just a bunch of phonies trying to throw Jesus off a cliff (Lectionary 4, Year C)”
The Lutheran Zephyr 