Maybe you’re like me, and you’re not a literalist. Maybe for you parts of the Bible aren’t asking the same question as science or history textbooks. Maybe you need some footnotes to explain the Biblical moral code. But can you still hold scripture with reverence for the deeper truths it contains?
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All Saints Day: Unbind Him, Let Him Go
This All Saints day, can you let go of your doubts about others? About yourself? Can you find solidarity in our shared human struggle? Can you be unbound? Can your light shine a little brighter?
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?
