Readings for reference – click here. On Easter Sunday we learn the incredible good news that Jesus’ death is not the “final word,” and, as promised, he has risen from the tomb. Alleluia! Alleluia! But, other than for Jesus, why is this so important and joyous for all? To engage this question, I will address [...]
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Passion Trilogy Sermon, Part 3: Living the Resurrection – For Real
Posted in Sustainable Life Sermons on April 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Passion Trilogy Sermon, Part 2: Ode to Darkness
Posted in Sustainable Life Sermons on April 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
From the readings, following the horror of the crucifixion, the Gospel of John tells us, “Now there was a garden in the place where [Jesus] was crucified, and in the garden there was a new tomb in which no one had ever been laid. And so, because it was the Jewish day of Preparation, and [...]
Passion Sermon Trilogy, Part I: Good Friday Today
Posted in Sustainable Life Sermons on April 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Today is Good Friday, and the readings ultimately focus on the crucifixion of Jesus by the Roman Empire and also by some of his own people. Typically, in the Church’s observance of this day, we obscure the reality that Jesus died fundamentally because his society rejected justice, while he was all about justice. Yes, there [...]
“The Stone that [Caterpillar] Refused” and the Irresistible Sustainable Future – Hosanna!
Posted in Sustainable Life Sermons on April 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I don’t think I had ever heard the detailed account of the process of metamorphosis from caterpillar to monarch butterfly before reading it recently. According to evolution biologist Elisabet Sahtouris, after the caterpillar has consumed enough food and grown to almost pop, it slows and enters its chrysalis to start its dissolution. “Organizer cells” begin [...]
Tears and Prayer: Oprah, Augustine and Stories of Conversion
Posted in Sustainable Life Sermons on March 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
According to the prophet Jeremiah in the OT reading this week, if a new covenant between Israel and God, is to go well – post Babylon – it will have to be different. Simply hearing and knowing about the law was not enough. The people of Israel could not maintain their discipline to it, and so [...]
