We are close to ending our series on the #table. I have found that being at table with others changes me. Zacchaeus found the same thing....

Jesus did not hold back when it came to giving. Even before he willingly gave his life away on the cross, he gave his life away in...

Jesus models what it means to be a person at the table; he serves others. Sometime we do not appreciate those who serves us at table. Yet...

Matthew, Mark, and Luke share the story of a woman who anoints Jesus with expensive and aromatic ointment. It is an extravagant gesture,...

This week we move into the New Testament with a story Jesus told about the table. Though the table may have become less central in our...

I am excited to begin our #Table series this Sunday. Saint James offers communion weekly, gathered around the table. Most folks spend...

Perhaps there is a lot to a name and maybe we are not all that different from one another. This week we take a look at Proverbs for...

There's inspiring poetry in the Hebrew Bible from sources other than the psalms: Song of Solomon. It is beautiful love poem; sometimes...

As I have spent the last five weeks reading the writings of Jeremiah, it seems to be beautiful poetry and prose, written from the heart....

What do we do when we reach the end of rational hopefulness? Hope is hard to come by at times. Jeremiah acts out his hope despite all...

Jeremiah stirred up the king last week. This week we're getting a glimpse of how he stirs up those folks in exile. Of course, they are...

Jeremiah dictates a scroll to be read in the Temple, offering a vision of the truth. When it is read to the king, he cuts it up and burns...

The prophets are masters of imagery and simple invitations to be more than we are. Jeremiah casts a vision of God's hand in our shaping....

One of the topics we visit again and again is call. Jeremiah has a sense of call that runs deep. This week we move to a hybrid model of...

So last week didn't go where I thought it was going earlier in the week; it was kind of like all of life. This week we are closing out...

We are moving ahead with Ephesians, this week to chapter 4. What is the life we are meant to live look like? Paul gives us a clear sense...

I miss the days when I could come up with catchy titles to my sermons; that being said, working through Ephesians has been a helpful and...

Why this letter of Paul? And who are these "Ephesians" to whom Paul is writing? This week we begin a series on a relatively short letter...

This Sunday is celebrated in many churches as Trinity Sunday; it is an opportunity to talk about the theology of our God who is...

Ezekiel was a prophet speaking his visions of God's life giving power. He spoke hope into a hopeless time. Can we hear echoes of our...