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The Love Mandate – Homily for Maundy Thursday
The most common question I get asked during Holy Week is about this night, the Thursday before Easter. People get Palm Sunday, and Good Friday, and Easter, but tonight, Maundy […]
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Looking Right Past God: Sermon for February 24, 2013
Occasionally someone slowed down a bit. A few people threw in dollar bills. In 45 minutes he collected $32. A few stopped for a minute to listen. But when he […]
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Second Time Around: A sermon on Doubting Thomas for April 7, 2013
Last Sunday most of you were here for Easter. We had an uplifting service celebrating faith in Christ and in the resurrection. We read together the story of how Christ […]
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We All Have a Golden Calf: Sermon Podcast for September 15, 2013
When the Israelites were stuck between the life they’d always known, and the Promised Land, they were afraid. And that is when they built the Golden Calf. The same is […]
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Choosing What We Want to Serve: Sermon for September 22, 2013
Jesus said “you can’t serve God and money”. But, what does it mean to make something your “master”? Do we all do it? And if we do, can we choose […]
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Mud Season and the Blessing of the Journey: Sermon for October 13, 2013
In Vermont we say that we have five seasons: spring, summer, winter, fall, and “mud”. What can mud season teach the church? And what does that have to do with […]
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But What Do I Have to Give?: Sermon for November 10, 2013
It’s easy, especially in hard times, to feel like we have nothing to give. But the reality is that many do, from our veterans to those who give of their […]
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In the End: Sermon for Christ the King Sunday, November 24, 2013
Christ the King Sunday is the last Sunday of the Christian year. It’s also a theological assertion that in the end the One we worship is all that we […]
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Keep Awake: Sermon for the First Sunday of Advent, December 1, 2013
From Christmas trees to carols to lights, the signs of the season are all around us. How does all of that relate to a text from Jesus telling us to […]
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The Religious Liberty Quiz, and Why Crediting Original Writers Matters
I keep telling myself that it shouldn’t matter. So long as a good message is getting out there, why does it matter who gets the credit? And in a time […]
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Glorify: Now Available for Pre-Order on Amazon!
Glorify: Reclaiming the Heart of Progressive Christianity is coming this April. As of this week it’s available for pre-order at Amazon.com. Order now, and you’ll receive a copy as soon as it’s...
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“Glorify” Update: The Book Launches This Week!
I’ve been eagerly anticipating this week ever since I hit “send” on the final manuscript last fall. This week Glorify: Reclaiming the Heart of Progressive Christianity is being released by Pilgrim...
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“Glorify” for Groups
It’s been a few weeks since Glorify: Reclaiming the Heart of Progressive Christianity was released by Pilgrim Press. I’ve been so grateful to hear the initial round of feedback. The book seems to have...
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This Book Will Not Save Your Church: Or, Why I Wrote “Glorify”
Glorify is a book I never meant to write. In the fall of 2014 I was taking a research seminar for my Doctor of Ministry degree. One of our assignments was to present our plans for our doctoral project....
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The “Glorify” Group Reading Guide Is Here!
Just released by Pilgrim Press, the group reading guide makes it possible for church reading groups, Christian education classes, and other small groups to better use Glorify: Reclaiming the Heart of...
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“Different Kind of Business, Different Kind of Owner”– Sermon for Sept. 18, 2011
Like many of you, I’ve had reason to talk to FEMA this past week. We were concerned about a few very minor things with the church building, and we wanted to be on the safe side, so we registered. One...
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The Love Mandate – Homily for Maundy Thursday
The most common question I get asked during Holy Week is about this night, the Thursday before Easter. People get Palm Sunday, and Good Friday, and Easter, but tonight, Maundy Thursday, is unclear. And...
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Looking Right Past God: Sermon for February 24, 2013
Occasionally someone slowed down a bit. A few people threw in dollar bills. In 45 minutes he collected $32. A few stopped for a minute to listen. But when he packed up his violin and bow, no one...
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Second Time Around: A sermon on Doubting Thomas for April 7, 2013
Last Sunday most of you were here for Easter. We had an uplifting service celebrating faith in Christ and in the resurrection. We read together the story of how Christ rose again, and appeared to those...
View ArticleAdvance Praise for “Courageous Faith: How to Rise and Resist in a Time of Fear”
Yesterday I received word from Pilgrim Press that my second book, Courageous Faith: How to Rise and Resist in a Time of Fear, is leaving the printer and ready to ship. Courageous Faith is a book for...
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