Friday Five: May Play

Here is the prompt this morning from Patricia over at RevGalBlogPals: It’s May! And it smells so good outside. I can close my eyes and remember the golden hours after dinner as the days grew later and later, and we got to play outside until called home. It makes me want to go outside right…

Living with “Desire”

Originally posted on Spacious Faith:
On Epiphany, fellow pastor and blogger Marci Glass was giving out star words–words to hold and ponder and listen to in the coming year. My word is desiring. And it has woven its way through these past five months with glitters and shimmers and quavers and shouts and sighs too…

Not My Job

Reflection on Ezekiel 2:1-5 and Mark 6:1-13, Sixth Sunday after Pentecost Proper 9,  for 2015 Abingdon Creative Preaching Annual. (Here is a link for the 2014 issue.) When I get weary in my work, I turn to Ezekiel. His life always makes mine seem easier by comparison. I’ve never had to eat a divine scroll…

For This I was Born

A reflection on John 18:33-37, Christ the King, Proper 29, written for 2015 Abingdon Creative Preaching Annual. (Here is a link for the 2014 issue.) Power and authority are often conflated, but the two are not necessarily the same. Pilate has the power to determine if Jesus lives or dies. But he seems a little…

A Place At The Table

A sermon preached by Randy Marshall at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho. April 28, 2013 Acts 11:1-18 John 13:1-35 April 15, 2:32 PM, an e-mail from Marci Glass to Randy Marshall: “So, I’m told nobody is going to want to hear me preach on the 28th after surgery. I thought I’d be okay, but…