

Identity Unraveled
A great deal of spiritual wisdom, in one way or another, deals with our universal human tendency to forget who we really are, and to whom...


The Mind of Christ
For the last two weeks we have heard from two different guest preachers, which I know is a bit unusual, but I hope it’s been enjoyable...


A Consciousness of Joy
Luke 1:46-55 And Mary said, ‘My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has looked with favor on...


On hate and white supremacy
This is going to be hard. My sermon title this morning was supposed to be “Rich Towards God.” I was going to talk about the parable of...


When Idle Tales Are True
I was sitting in a meeting with about 20 other women. Some of them were women in positions of power— there was a local city mayor, a...


Thy Kingdom Come
For those of you who weren’t here last week, we kicked off a Lenten sermon series on the subject of the Lord’s prayer, beginning with the...


Kingdoms and Kin-doms
Historically, the season of Lent is a time to pause and reflect, and a time to try to live more deeply into our spirituality. For many...


Fishing With Jesus
Luke 5:1-11 Once while Jesus was standing beside the lake of Gennesaret, and the crowd was pressing in on him to hear the word of God, he...


At the Border Part 4: Last Day Reflections
Today is my last day in San Diego, and I am sick. Too sick to go to the border. In our training we learned that many of our friends...


At the Border Part 3: First, the Good
First, the good. Today, after a brief time of accompanying folks preparing to present for asylum, we hopped in our cars for drive over to...