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
Priority of the Person
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.
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
intertextual
Prodigal Texts: Psalm 34 & 2 Corinthians 5
The lens of Jesus's wisdom story about the Lost Son in Luke 15 illuminates Psalm 34 and 2 Corinthians 5 — these three scriptures are assigned readings in for Year C Lent 4 lectionary of the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA). Here are two reinterpretations of Psalm 34
Liturgy
What is God's heart for the marginalized?
Here is a sampling of verses about the marginalized, arranged in five couplets which can be used as a call-and-response creed. New Living Translation (NLT) © 2015 Tyndale. Aligning with God’s Truth He ensures that orphans and widows receive justice. He shows love to the foreigners living among you and
Vocation
Enchantingly Axiomatic: The Snakeoil in the Water We Drink
DWYL As-Long-As-Your’re-Happy . . . Follow-Your-Heart . . . Be-True-To-Yourself . . . Believe-In-Yourself . . . Live-Your-Truth . . . Be-Your-Best-Self . . . Do-What-You-Love — the aphorisms of our day are elegant. They sound like beautiful advice. They’re certainly enticing. Who wouldn’t want to be their best self? Who wouldn’t want to do what they love? Who wouldn’t want what makes them
Radical Inclusion
LGBT+ and God's Radical Inclusion
See how God welcomes you . . . click on this PDF link
Priority of the Person
'A Discretion to Kill' . . . becomes 'A Prohibition against Protection' . . . becomes 'A Mandate to Kill'
by Harry K. Zeiders Hats off to any doctors and medical professionals in the Global North who are trying to safeguard the sanctity of life these days. And hats off to all those seeking healing and cures for excruciating afflictions. When it comes to actively terminating life, the secularized state
Praxis
A Pastor's First 100 Days
President Barack Obama and President Donald Trump have at least this in common: detailed plans for the first 100 days in office. Obama worked to drill down his agenda eight years ago, and Trump has outlined his checklist for after inauguration day. Pressure and expectations come from everywhere — voters, pundits,