Sunday, March 31, 2013

Sermon: While It Was Still Dark

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John 20:1-18 While It Was Still Dark James Sledge                                                                March 31, 2013 - Ea...
Friday, March 29, 2013

Agony and Despair... and Hope?

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"My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" So begins one of today's readings, Psalm 22 to be precise. However I suspect tha...
Thursday, March 28, 2013

Remember - Backward and Forward

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Perhaps more than any other time of year, Christians engage in practices of remembering during this week.  We remember Jesus' entry in...
Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Not Enough

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In the DC suburbs where I currently reside, the cost of housing is astronomical. 1000 square foot ranches sell for over half a million dol...
Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Why the Cross? Why Christianity?

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Sometimes the day provides surprise ingredients for the recipes behind these spiritual hiccups. My normal pattern is to read Richard Rohr...
Monday, March 25, 2013

Transformed by and for Love

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Not by works but by faith has been a dividing line among Christians since the Reformation. And very often this divide is understood - at ...
Sunday, March 24, 2013

Sermon: A Victory Parade

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Luke 19:28-40; Philippians 2:5-11 A Victory Parade James Sledge                                     March 24, 2013 – Palm/Passion Sunda...
Thursday, March 21, 2013

Confession, Bad Dogs, and Liturgy

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I think I've mentioned this cartoon here before. It features a congregation of dogs, dalmatians to be specific. The preacher dalmatian...
Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Shepherd and Other Metaphors

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Given the culture of ancient Israel, it is hardly surprising that shepherd became a popular metaphor to speak not only of God but also of ...
Tuesday, March 19, 2013

"I See," Said the Blind Man

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Sight and blindness make literal and metaphorical appearances in today's gospel, the conclusion of a story begun yesterday. A blind ma...
Monday, March 18, 2013

At the Risk of Our Own Life

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Today's gospel is a rather messy episode with all sorts of uncomfortable questions and answers. Why would someone be born blind? That ...
Sunday, March 17, 2013

Preaching Thoughts on a Non-Preaching Sunday

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As we drawn closer to Holy Week and the cross, the gospel reading for today speaks directly of Jesus' being anointed for burial, albeit ...