A sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian Church, April 7, 2013. John 20:19-29 One of my friends pointed out this week at my Bible study that in John’s gospel, this passage is Pentecost, the time when the Holy Spirit is given to the church. We know Luke’s version the best, from Acts chapter 2, when tongues…
I am up early this morning, waiting to hear for news from the Supreme Court on marriage equality. But as I wait, I am thinking about a conversation earlier this week at the Idaho State Capitol, when there was a presentation to a senate and house committee on why we should include sexual orientation and…
Luke 22:66-23:25 If you noticed, our assigned scripture reading this morning is the entire account in Luke’s gospel of the story of Jesus’ arrest, trial, and crucifixion, often referred to as the Passion Narrative. We will only hear a small portion of the story this morning, but the entire text is a foundational story of…
Here is the Friday Five prompt from over at Revgals. “It’s the week before Holy Week. Even if you are the non-preaching type, there’s plenty going on in most of our homes religious. I think we all need a collective deep breath. 🙂 This week’s Friday Five is simply a moment to BREATHE. Stop and…
In 1985, Ursula LeGuin published a work of short fiction in the New Yorker titled, “She Unnames Them”. I read it a few years later for a college English class and it was one of those pivotal moments for me. Lightbulbs. Choirs of Angels. The whole deal. I’ve never let that story get too far…
A sermon preached March 17, 2013 at Southminster Presbyterian Church by Marci Glass. John 12:1-19 Isaiah 43:16-21 The prophet Isaiah tells us not to remember the former things, or to consider the things of old. Only new things for Isaiah! But before we look at the new things, we should notice that Isaiah doesn’t completely…
I started a belly dancing class this week. Let me give you a moment to let that sink in. Have you recovered? Does it seem as shocking to you as it does to me? Here is the simple reason I signed up for this class.. I’ve hated my body for years–years, I tell you–and I’m…
Here is the prompt from Jan at Revgalblogpals today. “Although you won’t know this, I am pre-posting this ten days ahead of schedule, because my husband and I are going to be in Washington State during his spring break (from teaching at a local community college). His parents have very recently moved into a senior…
A sermon preached by Julie Anderson at Southminster Presbyterian in Boise, Idaho March 10, 2013 2 Corinthians 5:16-21 When I’m preaching on a text I like to sit with it for a while. Sometimes I sit with it for weeks just mulling it around in the back of my mind waiting for something to spark. …
A Sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian March 3, 2013 Luke 13:1-17 Our text this morning is actually the first part of the chapter we read last week. Jesus, remember, is headed to Jerusalem, and to his death on a cross. And Jesus’ followers want him to answer the questions we always want God to answer…
Glass Overflowing 