Progressive Christian Reflections on Advent
How should progressive Christians approach Advent in light of twenty-first century knowledge? The following are four meditations based on the Annunciation account in Luke 1: (1) “Magnificat! Learning...
View ArticlePreaching the Didache (50-70 C.E.): A Sermon Series Retrospective
During the season of Epiphany, I preached a six-part sermon series on the Didache (usually pronounced DID-ah-KAY”). As part of my preparation, I reread Tony Jones’ book The Teaching of the Twelve:...
View ArticleSermon Series Retrospective: Matthew Fox’s “Original Blessing: A Primer in...
For Advent, I preached through the four parts of Matthew Fox’s landmark book Original Blessing: A Primer in Creation Spirituality Presented in Four Paths, Twenty-Six Themes, and Two Questions. The...
View ArticleSermon Series Retrospective: “The Prayer of Jesus”
For Epiphany 2011, we studied The Prayer of Jesus (also known as “The Lord’s Prayer”) line-by-line. The following are the scripture references, sermon titles, and a brief excerpt of the content:...
View ArticleSermon Series Retrospective: “Holy Adventure”
For Lent 2011, we studied Bruce Epperly’s book Holy Adventure: 41 Days of Audacious Living. The following are the sermon titles and a brief excerpt of the content: “Life Is a Holy Adventure” Being...
View ArticleSermon Series Retrospective: “The Gospel According to Matthew”
During Ordinary Time in 2011, we studied The Gospel According to Matthew. The following are the sermon titles and a brief excerpt of the content: “The Fathers (and Mothers!) of Jesus” (Matthew 1) Given...
View ArticleSermon Series Retrospective: “The Gospel According to Mark”
During Ordinary Time in 2010, we studied The Gospel According to Mark. The following are the sermon titles and a brief excerpt of the content. Most of the sermon titles are links to the full...
View ArticleJungian Spirituality: A Sermon Series Retrospective
For Lent, I preached a five-part series on Jungian Spirituality, based on Joyce Rockwood Hudson’s book Natural Spirituality: Recovering the Wisdom Tradition in Christianity. The following is a brief...
View ArticleSermon Series Retrospective: The Book of J
The four main original independent sources used to compile the early books of the Bible are called J, E, D, and P. Similar to the “Q Source” used to compose the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, J-E-D-P are...
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