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Ecclesiastical Endorsement in the Episcopal Church, 2019
As I have of late, this is also posted at Chaplair, the blog of the Assembly of Episcopal Healthcare Chaplains.I’ve written before about ecclesiastical endorsement in the Episcopal Church. I have been...
View ArticleIn the Middle-Of: Sermon for Proper 23, Year C
Preached October 13, 2019, at St. Raphael's Episcopal Church, Crossville, Tennessee.So, the story we have today of Naaman is one of my favorite stories in scripture. I've worked with it a lot. That...
View ArticleStriking a Balance
I was struck last week when I had these two articles on the Washington Post on the same day. The first, by physician James Hudson: “Our dangerous fear of pain”; and the second, by Amber Petrovish:...
View ArticlePower to Become Children of God: Sermon for 1st Christmas, 12.29.19
As a few of you know, I've been back in Cumberland County about a year. My wife has been here a little over a year. We brought her down and moved her in. I went back to Kansas City and worked for...
View ArticleReflections for the Times 1
First published on Facebook.I am a citizen of the United States. There are many folks these days that want to remind me that as a citizen I have rights, some guaranteed in the Constitution, some set by...
View ArticleReflections for the Times 2
When I was a child in the Knoxville City Schools, I was required to read Christy by Catherine Marshall. While not the only reason it was required (I can only imagine that the explicit Christian context...
View ArticleThe Collapse of Western Civilization Seems Closer....
Fourteen years go I wrote a post on my blog call Collapse of Western Civilization. It was built around this quote from Margaret Thatcher when she was Prime Minister of the UK:"I think we've been...
View ArticleStill Becoming an Episcopal Chaplain
While I’ve been pretty slow in postíng in this strange and difficult year, I know some folks are still looking for my posts on becoming an Episcopal chaplain. With that in mind, our friends at the...
View ArticleAccountability, Unity, and Voting
This was posted first on my Facebook stream and has been copied here. Can we talk? Of course, I can only speak for myself.I am thinking about unity and accountability. Actually, I’m thinking at the...
View ArticleLeadership and Focusing on Facts
This was posted first to Facebook and has been copied here. Can we talk? Of course, I can only speak for myself.So, you know I’m a preacher, right? When I was in seminary, we talked about a big change...
View ArticleHow About Unity of Purpose Before Unity of Opinion?
This was posted first on Facebook and has been copied here.Can we talk? Of course, I can only speak for myself.I’m not anxious about conservatives. I’m not one, or at least not one in ways that would...
View ArticleThought on Deferred Maintenance
As with the past few posts, this was first shared on Facebook.Can we talk for a minute? Of course, I can only speak for myself.Let’s talk about Texas.No? Not talk about Texas? Okay, let’s talk about...
View ArticleWisdom: a Sermon for Proper 15, August 15, 2021
So, as I prepare my sermon for Proper 16, here is my sermon from last Sunday on Proper 15.I am a big fan of teaching stories, especially middle Eastern Sufi and other teaching stories. This is one from...
View ArticleTime to Suit Up: a Sermon for Proper 16, 8.22.2012
Preached at St. Raphael's Episcopal Church, Crossville, Tennessee, August 22, 2021.You know, there is always a story. That used to be the bane of people I used to work with because it didn't matter...
View ArticleLooking Back and Forward: A Sermon for Advent III, Year C
Preached at Pleasant Hill Community Church (UCC) in Pleasant Hill, Tennessee. If you'd like to see the service and sermon in context, you can see that here.The Gospel lesson tells this story from...
View ArticlePhilip and the Evidence: a Sermon for the Baptism of Christ, Epiphany 1, 2022
This sermon, or one something like it, was preached January 9, 2022, at St. Raphael's Episcopal Church, Crossville, Tennessee.When I was ordained - both times I was ordained - I was ordained a deacon...
View ArticleGeneral Convention is Coming - And You Can Play a Part!
I think most folks who have seen this blog know that it began reflecting on matters beyond chaplaincy. That’s why, among others things, I have written many posts about General Convention. General...
View ArticleSermon for Proper 28: Don't be unregulated!
This sermon, or something like it, was preached November 13, 2022, at St. Raphael's Episcopal Church, Crossville, Tennessee.So, “All scripture is for your learning.” You are to “read mark, learn and...
View ArticleTake a listen: Sermon for Advent 4, Year A: A Good Man
I'm trying something a little different. Usually, when post a sermon I'm posting the transcript. This time I thought I would add something different and post the audio of the sermon itself. I can come...
View ArticleFinding the Other Blog.
Some of you know that I’ve recently had surgery. News is good, However, this blog has been primarily professional, not personal. With that in mind, I started a new blog, Chaplain on the Other Side of...
View ArticleI'm (Not) Looking Out for a Hero: Sermon for Proper 8, Year A, 5th Pentecost...
I realized that I'm behind on posting a few sermons from this year. This is my most recent, preached at St. Raphael's Episcopal Church, Crossville, Tennessee. I thought I would try this again: instead...
View ArticleWhat Do You Need to See? Sermon for Easter 2, Year A, April 16, 2023
I'm still catching up on sermons. This was preached Easter 2, April 16, 2023 at St. Raphael's Episcopal Church, Crossville.So when you live in a household of a person with a theological degree and a...
View ArticleLiking (the Idea) of Jesus: A Sermon for Proper 17, Year C
Now then: so, as I was reflecting on things, I found myself with this in my head. "I like the idea-dea of youI like the idea-dea of youWonder how it's be, be to love youI like the idea-dea of...
View ArticleIt's Not About Me: A Sermon for Pentecost 14, Proper 17A
I'm more than a little behind editing and posting some of my sermons. This was preached at St. Raphael's Episcopal Church September 3, 2023.I have said in this room that I am a General Convention...
View ArticleNo, Jesus Is Always Watching: a Sermon for Pentecost 15, Proper 18A
Again, this is a sermon that's been waiting to be edited. This was preached at St. Raphael's Episcopal Church September 10, 2023.I may have told this story before, but I don't think I've ever told it...
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