The Cockeyed Poem on the Plain (based on the Sermon on the Plain Lk. 6)
Here’s my own take, a remix if you will, of some of the things going on in the Gospel of Luke and Jesus’ Sermon on the Plain (Luke 6:20-49). This is a new
The Biblical
Interventions: Feasting with Tyrants and Tax Collectors (Luke 5:27-39)
Here is the text I preached from on Sunday 8.2.2009. The reflection is on Luke 5:27-39. You can also subscribe to or download the audio version of the sermon from iTunes (or
Interventions: A Short-Circuit in Mission (Luke 4:14-30)
I was unable to post my talk from last Sunday here this week because I’ve been busy at YM but I did post it on the church’s blog and on twitter. If you’
Interventions: What Then Shall We Produce? (Luke 3:1-20)
Interventions: What Then Should We Do? John the Baptist and Luke 3:1-20 Peace Playhouse This past week was our peace playhouse, which from all the reports I heard, went well. Because of this, and
Luke 1:5-38 Interventions: Birthing the Impossible (Notes from Sunday July 12th)
This is what we reflected on together as a community this past The kingdom is for the Little Ones We have two parallel passages today, one with a story of two people “getting on in
Adult Second Hour (Worship) Resource On Luke 1
A fellow reader of “gathering in light,” Paul, emailed and asked me if he could the sermon notes and queries from last week for their Adult Second Hour in his meeting and I said, “Of
Luke 1:1-4 Storyboards: Narration as Intervention (Sermon Notes)
This past Sunday we reflected on Luke 1:1-4, Luke’s introduction to his wonderful Gospel. Since many have undertaken to set down an orderly account of the events that have been fulfilled among us,
Interventions in The Gospel of Luke
Tomorrow we begin a series we’re playfully naming, “Interventions in The Gospel of Luke.” Our reflections will not only draw on the text itself, what it says, what it teaches, but it suggests that
Karl Barth on Acts 2:41-47
This Sunday our meeting for worship will be focusing on the last portion of Acts 2: So those who welcomed his message were baptized, and that day about three thousand persons were added. They devoted
Community of the Holy Spirit: Repentance as a Way of (Dis)believing
This past Sunday we looked at Peter’s Sermon in Acts 2. I struggled over this text for a while. How do I preach a sermon on a sermon and keep it interesting? Actually, I’
The Community of the Holy Spirit: The Birth of a Diverse Church (Sermon)
This past Sunday was Pentecost Sunday and for someone who spent his high school years in a Charismatic church, I know the day fairly well. It proved to play another significant role in my spiritual
Christian Nonviolence: An Incomplete List of Recources on Biblical Pacifism
Rhett asked me today about books I’ve found helpful on the subject of Christian nonviolence, which reminded me that I had planned on doing a post about some of my favorite books on the