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Gestating in Darkness: a sermon for the Second Sunday in Advent
This sermon included quotes from James Carroll’s new book “Jesus Actually: The Son of God for the Secular Age” Carroll’s book is a splendid exploration prompted by Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s question “Who...
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God Beyond Our Personifications, Images, and Idols: a sermon for the Third...
Luke 1:47-55, Meditations with Meister Eckhart, John 1:6-8, 19-28 View the readings Readings: here O Holy Darkness, Loving Womb, O Come, Christ Sophia, Midwife Divine Now Calls Us and O Child Within...
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James Carroll – Christ Actually: The Son of God for the Secular Age
I have just completed reading James Carroll’s latest book “Christ Actually: The Son of God for the Secular Age” for the second time. I know that I will read it many more times as I continue my own work...
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Not Salvation! Solidarity and Transformation: Good Friday sermon 2015
I am indebted to Marcus Borg for once again guiding me through Holy Week. Marcus’ words echo throughout this sermon. His last book (sadly his last book, what shall we do without him?) Convictions: How...
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Recognizing the Sacred In and Beyond the Stories We Tell: the Baptism of Jesus
In this sermon, I attempt a method of interpretation which places one story beside another in order to reveal the sacred. The modern legend of Joshua Bell playing Bach in the subway told alongside the...
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Good Friday: Not Salvation! Solidarity and Transformation
Listen to a version of this here: https://pastordawn.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/good_friday_2015.m4a According to the American novelist, Joyce Carol Oates: “Homo sapiens is the species that invents...
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Good Friday Sermons
Holy Week marks a sharp uptick in visitors to this blog. From comments, messages, and emails I hear from fellow preachers who, like me, are daunted by the task of preparing the Good Friday sermon. That...
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Good Friday Sermons
Holy Week marks a sharp uptick in visitors to this blog. In comments, messages, and emails I hear from fellow preachers who, like me, are daunted by the task of preparing the Good Friday sermon. That...
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Gestating in Darkness: a sermon for the Second Sunday in Advent
This sermon included quotes from James Carroll’s book “Christ Actually: The Son of God for the Secular Age” Carroll’s book is a splendid exploration prompted by Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s question “Who is...
View ArticleClik here to view.
God Beyond Our Personifications, Images, and Idols: a sermon for the Third...
Luke 1:47-55, Meditations with Meister Eckhart, John 1:6-8, 19-28 View the readings Readings: here O Holy Darkness, Loving Womb, O Come, Christ Sophia, Midwife Divine Now Calls Us and O Child Within...
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