Singing, dancing women…and a Topsy-turvy Gospel

From Luke 1: 39-45, Preached on Advent 4 Finally. We’re in the fourth week of advent, and finally there is someone who is excited. Advent started out with scary lectionary readings about signs in the heavens, and parables about fig trees. Then Zechariah was struck mute because he wasn’t quite sure about the angels words [...]

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Casting Off the Cloak of Blindness

Preached on 10.25.09 using Job 42:1-6, and Mark 10:46-52 This sounds morbid, but I’ve decided something about the sort of send-off I want when I leave this world to meet my maker. I’ve decided I want a big New Orleans style parade during which great jazz musicians will loudly and joyfully sing “When the Saints [...]

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