A sermon preached April 21, 2013 at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho Psalm 23 Acts 9:36-43 I had another sermon planned for today. But then this week happened. And kept happening. Bombs exploded at the Boston Marathon. An explosion at a plant in Texas. Ricin filled letters mailed to elected officials in DC. Shootouts…
Here is the prompt from Deb over at Revgals . “I am an enthusiastic newspaper reader. Lately, however, world events have made it hard to read and process the pain in the world around me. Perhaps you have struggled with this, too. So, with the events of the violence and tragedy from the Boston Marathon…
As many of you know, I’ve been dealing with matters of self perception, self awareness, and a year of transformation. I blogged most recently about it here, and to some degree here. I decided I was tired of hating my body and that life was too short to wait for someone else’s notion of perfection…
The old adage is to never pray for patience. Believe me, I would never do that. Because I hate waiting. When I have decided what is next, I am ready for it, NOW. I’m not a fan of delayed gratification. I have no skills in this area. I admit all of this as a confession…
Here is the prompt from Karla at Revgals today: 1. How are you doing? What’s going on in your life? Generally, I would say life is good and life is busy. The usual. But I have been dealing with a misbehaving knee for a while. After finally seeing the doctor when it didn’t go away…
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…
Glass Overflowing 