10/17/21 Job 38:1-7, (34-41) Mark 10:35-45 You know the bible has some pretty humorous lines – but you have to listen for them. Here is...

Job 23:1-9, 16-17 Mark 10:17-31 10/12/21 I am someone who needs to surround herself with words. Not so many pictures. I sometimes feel...

9/26/2021 Mark 9:38-50 On a late Saturday morning several months ago I was enjoying a delicious brunch in a lovely downtown restaurant. I...

9/19/2021 Mark 9:30-37 I believe in God above. I believe in Jesus’ love. I believe God’s spirit too Comes to show me what to do. I...

9/12/21 Mark 8:27-38 Clarity is kindness. Let me say that one more time – Clarity is kindness. (Brené Brown) I learned this phrase...

9/5/21 Mark 7:24-37 There is no getting around it – Jesus is anything but nice in the gospel we just heard this morning. There is nothing...

8/29/21 Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 Seems to me this time is year is always pretty intense. The transition from summer – with its context of...

8/22/21 John 6:56-69 Yesterday, along with many of you, I attended the funeral service for Ben Smith, former rector of Good Shepherd,...

8/8/21 Before and after – in between – wilderness Elijah rests – Do you know what time it is? 6:30 – Mark’s gospel that’s when Jesus goes...

6/27/21 Legend has it that St. Benedict – a monk who died in the 6th century – founder of the Benedictines and probably most well known...

6/13/21 This morning the possibility of good news encompasses the entirety of infinity, the vastness of a new creation – and – the...

6/6/21 Just like a yogi sets their intention before they begin their practice – we set an intention before we begin ours. That’s part of...

Feast of Pentecost, 5/23/21 Peter said, `In the last days it will be, God declares, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh, and...

Easter 4, 4/25/21 The voice of the Lord is a powerful voice. The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars. The voice of the Lord is over the...

4/11/21 This is a big chunk of gospel to dig into and wrestle with on the second Sunday of Easter. It’s worthy of Easter Sunday crowds...

Easter Sunday 4/4/21 Alleluia. Christ is risen. The Lord is risen indeed. Alleluia. Good morning. It’s such a joy to be here together....

Palm Sunday Year B 3/28/21 Good morning. I need to tell you something. Today, is strange. It’s stranger than many of the days that have...

Lent 4, 3/15/21 Every three years we hear this bizarre story from Numbers, obviously, because it pairs with the excerpt from the Gospel...

Lent 3, Year A 3/7/21 Wherever you’re watching this right now I’ll bet there is a table nearby. Who knows maybe your laptop or desktop is...

Surprise! Things look different from over here. I am used to being there, or back there. This is definitely a different perspective, and...