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.) Salome dancesContinueContinue reading “David, Salome, and Dancing with God”
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Jesus and the right use of anger: a sermon for Lent III
Today’s Gospel is a bit uncomfortable, especially if you grew up listening to stories about Jesus in Sunday School. When I went to Sunday School, Jesus was always presented as this mellow guy with long flowing hair, in sandals and a nice white robe, telling stories. Jesus loved the little children. He was always holdingContinueContinue reading “Jesus and the right use of anger: a sermon for Lent III”
Demons and Georgetown… a sermon for Epiphany IV
The heart of today’s Gospel concerns Jesus’ casting out a demon. I’ll be honest: I was tempted to tiptoe around the exorcism. Exorcism is tricky to preach on, especially for Episcopalians. We don’t generally go in for that exorcism business, especially not at a place like St. John’s Lafayette Square. Exorcism, we all know itContinueContinue reading “Demons and Georgetown… a sermon for Epiphany IV”
Wisemen and Mad Men (an Epiphany sermon).
What star do you follow? What road do you walk? The story of the three wise men that we have today from Matthew, is strange. Three nameless travelers follow a star to kneel before the child Jesus. There is no way around the strangeness. We variously have called these characters “the wise men,” or theContinueContinue reading “Wisemen and Mad Men (an Epiphany sermon).”
Mike Angell 