Pentecost, 2016 Church of the Ascension and Saint Agnes - Washington, D.C. Lectionary Readings: Genesis 11:1-9, Psalm 104:25-35, 37, Acts 2:1-21, John 14:8-17 Waiting… Waiting can be awkward and strange, uncomfortable. But waiting is also pregnant and full in its own way. I stood here a few days ago, waiting, listening to the silence of …
Serving Somebody
Preached Wednesday April 27, 2016 Church of the Ascension and Saint Agnes - Washington, D.C. Lectionary readings: Leviticus 19:1-18, Psalm 119:73-96, 1 Thessalonians 5:12-28, Matthew 6:19-24 You’re gonna have to serve somebody Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord But you’re gonna have to serve somebody – Bob Dylan, Gotta …
A Reflection on My Time in Jerusalem
The following is a reflection I wrote for the completion of my course at Saint George's College in Jerusalem in January, 2016: Problems with Place: Reflecting on issues of geography and theology In preparing to participate in the Saint George’s College “Palestine of Jesus” course, I wrote a reflection paper on my own preconceptions going …
A Sermon on the Second Sunday in Advent
The Second Sunday in Advent[1] My wife, Julie, and I recently visited New York City to spend Thanksgiving with a close friend of ours. Being the history buffs that we are, during one of our days there we visited Hell’s Kitchen and the former Five Points Neighborhood – an area made famous several years …
A Day in the Cemetery
I recently completed an extra-credit assignment for my homiletics class in which I was required to explore how physical landscape and place can influence the development of my sermons. I chose, in doing this assignment, to visit a nearby cemetery in Alexandria, and I found the exercise meaningful enough that I thought I would …
Turning the Page
Out there in the spotlight you're a million miles away Every ounce of energy, you try to give away - Bob Seeger I've decided that I'm going to try this blog thing again. It's been over a year since I last engaged in the activity, but I have become increasingly more aware of the fact that …
Ad Orientem 