Category Archives: Religion

Ministry in Context

Context:  I’ve been enrolled in a course this January looking at the Theology and Practice of Ministry.  Part of the coursework involves Service Learning, basically working with a local non-profit and reflecting on the experience like any of the other text books.  I’ve been assigned to the group at Martha’s Table, a major non-profit inContinueContinue reading “Ministry in Context”

Jesus was an Immigrant

A few weeks ago, in the run up to a discussion about the Border, I started kicking around an idea that I haven’t seen anywhere else. My friend Jason Evans has started prodding me to spit it out, so this is a first attempt, to which I hope comments and discussion will flush out aContinueContinue reading “Jesus was an Immigrant”

A world that builds walls, a God that builds bridges

Spoiler alert: I’m preaching on May 18, Trinity Sunday, at Good Samaritan Episcopal Church. and this post is a preview of my sermon-in formation. A couple of weeks ago The Rev. Chris Chase preached about Ascension and referenced a commercial for iPods. It features dancing figures with the iconic white headphone cord and a songContinueContinue reading “A world that builds walls, a God that builds bridges”