Of Amos, John, and White Christian Nationalism – Sermon for Proper 10, RCL Year B July 13, 2024/eric/0 Comments The United States is, at least ostensibly, a very religious country. Nearly two hundred years ago, Alexis de Tocqueville wrote that “there is no country in the world where ...
Of Wealth and Justice – Sermon for Proper 23, RCL Year B October 12, 2024/eric/0 Comments I understand that St. Andrew’s Parish is, today, beginning its annual stewardship campaign, so I suppose it’s appropriate that we heard the story of Jesus being confronted by the wealthy man who...
This is “Trinity Sunday,” the only Sunday of the Christian year dedicated to a truly puzzling Christian doctrine, the peculiar Christian notion that God is one-in-three and three-in one. The late Jim Griffiss, the seminary professor with whom I studied systematic theology, once quipped that...
when he uses an odd or striking metaphor like “I will make you fishers of people”[1]or, as it is put in this Gospel, “from now on you will be catching people,”[2]is to figure out if he’s referring back to Law or the Prophets, and whether it might be the lectionary’s ch...
[2]is to figure out if he’s referring back to Law or the Prophets, and whether it might be the lectionary’s choice for a first lesson. Sometimes that helps me figure out whether there is a thematic link between the lessons and, if so, what it’s supposed tell us, but ...
(By the way, it wasn’t just those two: the verses left out of the lectionary selection name 26 other people who read from the Bible and “helped the people to understand the law.”[2]) Continue reading Of Lent and Social Action – Sermon for Lent 3, RCL Year B March 2, 2024 ...
Of “Why?” and “Yes!”– Sermon for Lent 4, RCL Year B March 9, 2024/eric/0 Comments There is a graphic artist named Brian Andreas whose work I can’t really describe to you. He uses a lot of primary colors, representational but non-realistic images, and words to create prints ...