If you are anywhere near the Southern Tier of New York State the last weekend of January, I hope you’ll stop by the Phelps Mansion Museum (191 Court Street, Binghamton). You can get out of the cold and see some great entertainment: S.T.A.R. (that’s “Southern Tier Actors Read”) is presenting a partly-staged reading of Shakespeare’s […]
A Children’s Sermon on Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26 — Proper 5(10)
Marinus van Reymerswaele, The Calling of Matthew (public domain) Writing a children’s sermon on Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26, the text for “Proper 5(10),” which is the 2nd Sunday after Pentecost this year, requires one to make choices. There are really four separate stories here: Jesus calls Matthew the tax collector. Jesus eats with “sinners.” Jesus heals […]
Pocket Contemplative Podcast
I was on the Pocket Contemplative Podcast! I wanted to let you know that I was a guest on the “Pocket Contemplative” podcast. The episode dropped this week. I hope you’ll give it a listen. It’s called “The Pocket Contemplative,” and it’s hosted by a lovely guy, Dave Schmelzer. Dave is deeply invested in contemplative […]
A Children’s Sermon on Mark 13:1-8 — The End of the World?
Temple Mount, Southwest Corner (CC by David King 2.0) It’s Wednesday night and I’m finally sitting down to write my children’s sermon on Mark 13:1-8. It won’t come out till Friday. Argh! (Here’s a link to my regular Monday Meditation on this text from a while back.) I try to get these out to you […]
A Children’s Sermon on Mark 12:38-44 — Who’s Watching?
Widow’s Mite As I sit down to write my children’s sermon on Mark 12:38-44, life is a bit of a scramble. So, I’m not wading in with my usual comments on the process or on issues in the text. Maybe you find that a relief. Maybe you’ll miss that stuff. Either way, here we go […]
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