I wrote this communion liturgy for our Advent series, From Generation to Generation. It will be part of our first week of Advent worship service where we will be reflecting on Matthew's genealogy of Jesus. Throughout Advent and Christmas, we...
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This Great Commission
Youngest's baptism, c. 2002 Today Youngest was confirmed, making a public profession of faith as he reaffirmed the baptismal covenant. This is my charge to the confirmands. Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus told...
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I’m a racist
This is an excerpt of a post from 2015 after the shooting at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church. It is timely for two reasons. First, Dylan Roof was convicted and sentenced to death this past week for these murders. Second, there...
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Willing to be Uncomfortable
Do not seek your own advantage, but that of the other. – 1 Corinthians 10:24 (NRSV) In May, I participated in one of the Faith and Poverty Forums sponsored by the Wisconsin Council of Churches. The information was excellent, and...
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The Witness of the Church
So welcome each other, in the same way that Christ also welcomed you, for God’s glory. – Romans 15:7 (CEB) I’ll begin by saying that I am not qualified to speak about racism in America. I’m a white, middle-class, middle-age,...
Advent 2014
Advent Reflections: Incarnate | welcoming
This is the second in a series of reflections on celebrating and living in this season of incarnation. Last week, I spent the night as a host at Divine Intervention, an overnight “warming room” at Tippecanoe Presbyterian Church. I wrote...
Advent 2014
Advent Reflections: Following the Light…
This is the third in a series of reflections on John 1 (excerpted from a previous post). A man named John was sent from God. He came as a witness to testify concerning the light, so that through him...
