An essay of mine was posted at Theolog (the blog of the Christian Century) today. The full version follows: With the growth of our family from two to three people, travel to the grocery store, not to mention another country,…
Faded Dreams on a Brilliant Cross (John 13:1-17)
Maundy Thursday (A)Providence United Methodist ChurchCharlotte, North Carolina 1Now before the festival of the Passover, Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart from this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the…
Pointing to the Light (John 1:6-8, 19-28)
The Third Sunday of Advent (B)Union Grove United Methodist ChurchHillsborough, North Carolina 6There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. 7He came as a witness to testify to the light, so that all might believe through him.…
Sleepers Awake (Romans 13:11-14)
The First Sunday of Advent (A)Union Grove United Methodist ChurchHillsborough, North Carolina Prayer for Illumination Almighty God, give us grace that we may cast away the works of darkness, and put upon us the armor of light, now in the…
“Though Justice Be Thy Plea” (Matthew 20:1-16)
Reading for the Sixteenth Sunday After Pentecost (A)Introduction to Christian PreachingDuke University Divinity SchoolDurham, North Carolina 1“For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. 2After agreeing…