choral
Dark Night of the Soul by Ola Gjeilo
Wait for the climax that begins at 9:15
intertextual
The Joseph Epic on the Emmaus Road: 16 Ways Luke 24 Echoes Genesis 42 & 45
The Joseph Epic on the Emmaus Road: 16 Ways Luke 24 Echoes Genesis 42 & 45
Gospel
John 9.1–13 & 28–38 dramatized reading
This dramatized reading of John 9.1–13 & 28–38 is based on the CJB, Complete Jewish Bible © 1998 David H. Stern. Here's the altered text, followed by a 1-pager JPEG and then a PDF file: narrator — The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to
Liturgy
John Chrysostom & the Ten Commandments
In 387 CE [AD] in Syrian Antioch, now southeast Turkey, John Chrysostom preached a series of sermons to his fellow Antiochenes who had been charged with sedition for rioting against new taxes. Bishop Flavian of Antioch traveled to Constantinople to persuade Emperor Theodosius to pardon the city. On the Last
If the shoe fits . . .
The Kind of Society Built by Bystanders
16 unintended but inescapable consequences for a society caught in the riptide of complicity
Lyrics
Stand Up for Jesus
Dudley Atkins Tyng was an Episcopal priest who had been deposed from his rectorship in Philadelphia for being an abolitionist. At a YMCA revival in March 1858, Tyng preached on Exodus 10.11 which in the King James Version is rendered: “Go now ye that are men, and serve the
If the shoe fits . . .
Whence a Fur Coat
Of speechless seconds, lipstick, and becoming a bystander.
Liturgy
10 Quick Notes About Advent
1. What does the word advent mean? The English word advent derives from the Latin ad “toward” + venīre “come”. So, advent indicates something coming (or approaching or proceeding) toward us. Most often, advent refers to the Messiah (Jesus Christ) coming to us. 2. When does the Messiah come to us?
Being Transformed by Renewing Our Mind
Rebecca, Resurrection, and Seeing the Face of God — Luke 20.27–38
A sermon preached November 9, 2025. Rebecca Nancy and I will be at the funeral of Nancy’s 29 year-old niece Rebecca who died of heartbreak 6 weeks after a tractor trailer killed her husband riding his bicycle. Gospel Now, in today’s assigned Gospel reading, some rich people who
Prayer
A Thanksgiving Prayer
How awesome to be in your presence, Lord; to sit at your feet; to nestle ’neath your wings. How fearfully and wonderfully the Potter is molding me. How abundant the indwelling Holy Spirit: igniting my broken heart, strengthening my feeble spirit, purifying my sin-sick soul. How privileged to glorify the
Being Transformed by Renewing Our Mind
3 Drownings & 3 Faiths in Luke 16.19 to 17.10
He designed a tree that would serve Jesus not as a strawman that is easily blown down, but as a formidable target — not unlike God’s creation of Goliath.
Discipleship
What Baptism IS and is NOT
6 things baptism IS & 8 things baptism is NOT