A sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho, September 9, 2012 Mark 7:24-37 If you recall where we left off last week, Jesus had just called the Pharisees hypocrites for caring about how clean the things were that went into their mouths, without having a care for how clean were the things coming…
A sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho on September 2, 2012. James 1:17-27 Mark 7:1-8, 14-23 We do so much with our hands. We write down grocery lists and love letters. We dig in the garden and we make apple pies. We caress our loved ones and we can play a piano.…
In worship on Epiphany, the day the church remembers the star that led the magi to Jesus, we passed out pieces of paper that had been cut into nice star shapes. On each star was printed a word. I invited the congregation members to take a star and consider how God might be speaking to…
From over at RevGals this morning: “I have been thinking about friends lately. I am so grateful for the faithful friends who have brought me along in life, and I know them in such different ways! Some are friends from my whole life…childhood, college, graduate school, churches, work, etc. Some are friends of those friends.…
Here is the reflection I shared this morning in Keynote at Montreat Youth Conference. From Luke 15:11-32 I am a prodigal daughter. I grew up in a great family, with a good church community. I had everything. And then one day I woke up and wondered how I ended up starving and wishing I could…
A sermon preached July 8, 2012 at Southminster Presbyterian Church, Boise, Idaho 2 Samuel 1:1, 17-27 Death seemed to clarify things for David. The deaths of Saul and his son Jonathan did, at least. Because, while they lived, things were complicated between the three of them. David loved Saul and Jonathan. He also disagreed with…
I would love to take any credit for the brilliance that follows here, but all credit goes to Deanna Watson Clarke, the widow, who spoke these brilliant and grace filled words at her husband’s funeral this week. Thanks to Deanna for letting me share her words here. If you agree with me that she should…
This past week, I had the distinct privilege of being a part of a Holy moment. There is a young couple in our church who wanted to get married. I had baptized both of them, when they came to faith and joined the church. Andy proposed to Chris on the labyrinth, in front of the…
Here is the prompt from over at Revgalblogpals for the Friday Five. “In my neck of the woods folks who have children of a certain age are doing a dead sprint through end of school year activities: piano recitals, baseball tournaments, travel soccer games, gymnastics meets, dance recitals, graduations, band concerts, field trips and end-of-the…
A Sermon preached for Ascension May 20, 2012 Luke 24:44-53 Acts 1:1-11 The texts we heard this morning are the ending of Luke’s Gospel and the beginning of his sequel, the Book of Acts. Both stories describe the same event, but in the gospel, it is used as a conclusion. And in the Book of…
Glass Overflowing 