This sermon was delivered at St. Michael’s and All Angels on Sunday, September 26, 2021. You can watch it here. I preached way longer than anticipated, but you know it’s ok. To say that it has been difficult to write this sermon is an understatement. While I am so grateful to my friend and pastorContinue reading “Surviving Liminal Space”
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Where is Church? The role of Public Priesthood.
Since graduation this blog and website has become a way for me to continue exploring the questions I started to investigate in seminary. As a part of this process, I have been looking back at past posts. As I reviewed them, I realized that not only have I been wondering what is the church, butContinue reading “Where is Church? The role of Public Priesthood.”
What is Church? Pt. 1
The large question I think many of us have been facing is where do we find the Holy or get connected with the divine? For most of my life my “Holy Place” was Church. In the past year, many churches had to close their Sunday morning worship doors to keep folks safe. But long beforeContinue reading “What is Church? Pt. 1”
Can you hear me now?
This summer, I made the decision that I would not do any work on me this summer. Basically, I would just go to bars with friends, and flirt with men and have fun. It is to be in a way the kind of life that I never got to really fully engage in when IContinue reading “Can you hear me now?”
How do you listen?
It has now been a while since I got my, “we don’t see a call letter” and I am still trying to listen and then make a decision about what I am hearing. On one hand, I feel like God is calling me to stay where I am. There is so much work that canContinue reading “How do you listen?”
Are you ever jealous of Jesus?
I know that I couldn’t have been one of the first disciples of Jesus. I mean, they weren’t all that great at their job, but I would have totally been Judas. Here’s the thing: Listening to God is hard because there is this interpretation piece you have to work through long before you get toContinue reading “Are you ever jealous of Jesus?”
Reflections on healing: 1.8.13
While doing the daily readings a couple of weeks ago, we did two days in John. I wrote the following blog while on the train on January 8, 2013. In the past two day’s readings we encounter people who meet Jesus and are healed. One is a desperate father who wants healing for his sonContinue reading “Reflections on healing: 1.8.13”
Allowing space for a new story
A Future Not Our Own by Oscar Romero It helps, now and then, to step back and take the long view. the kingdom is not only beyond our efforts, it is beyond our vision. We accomplish in our lifetime only a tiny fraction of the magnificent enterprise that is God’s work. Nothing we doContinue reading “Allowing space for a new story”
The Role of Patience
The greatest gift I am learning from the discernment process is patience. To sit for 45 minutes to an hour and listen to another person’s story is a forced method of listening. But how do I listen, what do I hear? The goal is to listen without judgement and that is probably the most difficultContinue reading “The Role of Patience”
Thirsting for God?
During my discernment presentation someone asked me, “How do you thirst for God?” I still have no idea how to answer that question. I don’t know if I understand it, but I decided to Google thirst in the bible and here are some versus that came up. Psalm 63: 1 You, God, are my God,Continue reading “Thirsting for God?”
Pursuing Call 