On Sunday, the Gospel reading is Luke 18.9-14. In this parable, two folks are praying at the Temple. One gives thanks that they are not like other people, better than them in fact, and the other merely prays for forgiveness. Jesus says that the one who prays for forgiveness is the one who goes "down … Continue reading Arrogance, not works-righteousness →

Most Wednesday mornings, I go down to a local coffee shop called Coffea. I've been hanging out there since it opened. I've even worked there... twice. Now, I just go down there with a sign that offers a cup of coffee and conversation to anyone who needs it. I don't get a lot of takers … Continue reading In whom we live and move… →

What a set of readings we have this Sunday! I love being part of a liturgical tradition that has a lectionary, that's the appointed readings for each day and each Sunday. I like having appointed readings because then I don't have to think about what we're going to read at the Chapel, I can prepare … Continue reading How? →

About a week ago, Christian Twitter exploded. One would have thought Jesus had returned or that Christians had learned God had intended for the Gentiles to keep kosher, and thus, no more bacon cheeseburgers for us. But no, it all started with tweet from Union Seminary: Today in chapel, we confessed to plants. Together, we … Continue reading Forgive us →

Recently I was riding my bike, and I started to think about how roads are a lot like our lives, spiritual and otherwise. In case you've never ridden a bicycle around Lexington, KY, it is a special treat of angry drivers yelling at you to "Share the road!" (I'm allowed to use the whole lane … Continue reading Steel Plates →

I got to do a lot of really cool stuff this summer. I went to a couple of conferences, got to spend some time at the Monastery I used to work at, I took a vacation to Cape Breton in Canada, and I got to see an art exhibit about Burning Man. In case you're … Continue reading Decommodify just a little →

Day 11 When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place.And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a tongue rested on each of them. All … Continue reading Thy Kingdom Come, Day 11 →

Day 10 The days are surely coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah. It will not be like the covenant that I made with their ancestors when I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt—a … Continue reading Thy Kingdom Come, Day 10 →

Day 9 Jesus called the twelve and began to send them out two by two, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits. He ordered them to take nothing for their journey except a staff; no bread, no bag, no money in their belts; but to wear sandals and not to put on two tunics. He said to … Continue reading Thy Kingdom Come, Day 9 →