Embracing the Questions
A writer and friend, Christian Piatt, told me the story once of his disastrous end attending Sunday School as a youngster. Christian grew up in the Bible Belt. His dad, an unabashed atheist, and his mom, a member of a…
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Mothers of the Movement (Sermon)
Scripture: Genesis 17:15-17 The video you just saw was an introduction to some of the current Mothers of the Movement today, mothers who have lost children to gun violence, police interactions, and a system that too often devalues certain kinds…
Witnesses (Sermon)
Acts 13:1-3; 14:8-18 This week, I had my first in-person trip to the DMV, and my faith was tested. The DMV (Department of Motor Vehicles) is one of those places in our culture where we throw our dignity at the…
Roll Away the Stone – Easter Sermon
Matthew 28:1-10 Beloved, on this Easter morning, surrounded by this dazzling array of colorful flowers… but even more so that green and verdant foothills beyond, it feels like Easter. I have been told of course that southern California is usually…