https://soundcloud.com/holy-communion-ucity/servant-leadership?in=holy-communion-ucity/sets/sermons What do you do when you discover you are the most powerful person in the room? It may seem an odd question to ask on a Sunday morning, but hearing this lesson about the Sons of Zebedee, this question comes to mind for me. The question is attached to a story I will tellContinueContinue reading “Servant Leadership: What do you do when you discover you’re the most powerful person in the room?”
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Can you give your money away?
https://soundcloud.com/holy-communion-ucity/can-you-give-your-money-away In preparing for this Sunday, I was going through my email from churches where I have belonged through the years. I try and stay on the email lists of many of my former parishes, because they often have good ideas that we can steal for Holy Communion, and by steal, I mean borrow liberally…ContinueContinue reading “Can you give your money away?”
A Capable Wife? A Woman of Valor? Who are you becoming?
Sermon for Sunday: I think “a capable wife” really needs a better translation for our day, because we all need some “women of valor” around us. We all need women and men who show us how to become better Christians, how to be gentle with ourselves We need women like Rachel Held Evans and heroes like Huck Finn who how to become better human beings. How to make difficult decisions. Who are you becoming?
Jesus, the self-offering way: Jonathan Daniels and Inward Digestion
Following Jesus can put you at odds with the world. Following Jesus can put you at odds with you friends, and your denomination, and your political party. Following Jesus can get you in trouble. Daniel Berrigan, the famous Jesuit activist, likes to say, “If you want to follow Jesus, you better look good on wood.”
Mike Angell 