https://soundcloud.com/holy-communion-ucity/davids-dance-and-the-body At the heart of today’s readings are two dances, two VERY different stories about dance. We have David dancing before the Ark of the Covenant, and we have Salome, who Mark mistakenly calls Herodias, which is her mother’s name. We know her name was Salome from Josephus, a Jewish historian of the time. SalomeContinueContinue reading “David’s Dance, And The Body”
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David, Goliath, and Emanuel Church
https://soundcloud.com/holy-communion-ucity/david-goliath-and-emanuel-church-1?in=holy-communion-ucity/sets/sermons Usually I start out my sermon trying to make you laugh. I’m not going to do that today. Usually, I think it’s good to laugh during a sermon. There’s a lot of grace in laughter, and, God knows, we could all use a little more grace these days. But I can’t start with laughterContinueContinue reading “David, Goliath, and Emanuel Church”
God of the Garden
A sermon for the Third Sunday after Pentecost: God longs for us to say to join God in the garden.
The prophet Samuel and “Christian Leadership” a sermon for the First Sunday after Pentecost
https://soundcloud.com/holy-communion-ucity/christian-leadership I confess, I’ve got a bit of a conundrum in my theology. I often wonder: Can you call someone a “Christian leader?” Is “Christian leader” a contradiction in terms? This moment in First Samuel eggs on that anxiety. This story might be called one of the great tragedies of history. Shakespeare wasn’t around toContinueContinue reading “The prophet Samuel and “Christian Leadership” a sermon for the First Sunday after Pentecost”
Mike Angell 