Category Archives: Missio Dei

Sermon for the beginning of Missionary Training: The Trinity teaches us that God is all about relationship

“Go therefore therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.” Within this lesson is an invitation and an assurance, but to hear them we need to unpack.  Before we can hear the invitation and the assurance we need to unpack our anxietiesContinueContinue reading “Sermon for the beginning of Missionary Training: The Trinity teaches us that God is all about relationship”

Seek the Shalom: a sermon from South Africa preached October 13th at St. Peter and St. Paul’s Springs, Diocese of the Highveld

Sanibonani Good Morning I have come to the conclusion that the people of St. Peter and St. Paul really love the Lord their God.  Really, you must, because you wake up in time to get to a Sunday service at 8:15 in the morning.  Every week.  You must love Jesus a great deal.  Most ofContinueContinue reading “Seek the Shalom: a sermon from South Africa preached October 13th at St. Peter and St. Paul’s Springs, Diocese of the Highveld”

The Ethics of Ambition

Ambition hangs in the air in Washington, like the late August humidity that came back with a force this week.  This city lives and breathes ambition, which is fitting.  Ambition comes from the same latin root as amble, to walk around.  Ambition originally, literally, referred to someone who walked around asking for your vote.  WeContinueContinue reading “The Ethics of Ambition”