No King but Jesus
A Reflection on Christ the King Christ the King Sunday can be a difficult topic to preach, especially for Citizens of the United States. It is baked into our Revolutionary DNA to distrust a king! Human kingdoms are built on the idea that one man has all the power....
Seek Shalom for Your Enemies
The Gospel reading this week tells the story of Jesus’ encounter with ten lepers in Luke 17:11-19. The geography of this story matters. Jesus is traveling from Galilee to Jerusalem. He is in a region “between Galilee and Samaria.” (Remember, the Jews in Jesus’ day...
Summer Gallery 2025
Enjoy my gallery of artwork from the Summer of 2025.
Lazarus and the Rich Man | A Visual Commentary on Luke 16:19-31
Jesus tells a parable in Luke 16:19-31 about a poor man named Lazarus and a wealthy man who die on the same day. I can’t make sense out of this parable unless I go back to Luke 15:1, start from there, and roll into the parable within the context of the larger...
Why Would God Ask Abraham to Sacrifice Isaac in Genesis 22:1-14?
Text for the Narrative Lectionary on September 14, 2025: Genesis 21:1-3, 22:1-14.
The challenge for the Narrative Lectionary preacher this week is two-fold:
First, the story gap. Second, Why would God ask Abraham to Sacrifice Isaac?