Life gets in the way. So do holidays and deadlines not honored. So I come once again to a few thoughts on sermons delivered and not delivered since Christmas Eve. The Christmas story is not all joy and singing and gifts. To me this year it was about dealing with trauma. The story itself exudes […]

Linda Loving preached on Sunday, and wonderful preaching it was indeed. Since sermons come week after week and one after the other, this little time off gave me a chance to find my breath. Free of another sermon deadline my mind went where my free time has gone, with New Mexicans to Prevent Gun Violence. […]

God speaks through Jeremiah to a devastated and disheartened Israel. Jerusalem is under siege, terror reigns, thousands have died, hope is gone. “Surely the days are coming . . . when I will execute justice and righteousness in the land.” God, are you really sure? I daresay the world has not seen much justice and […]

As I prepare for a sermon each week ideas bubble up at odd times and in strange places. Seldom do they arrive neatly at my office desk. Sometimes they are even a few days late. Thus I begin a weekly blog called Tuesday Sermons, a collection of thoughts that were slow in coming or said […]