Blog Your Own Blessingway…
Below is one of the meditations I wrote for the RevGals book. It is based on a sermon I wrote for the preaching journal two years ago and then later preached in my own congregation. For those of you wondering about what a Blessingway is, here is a partial answer, particularly in […]

This was last weekend’s sermon. Lectionary preachers will notice this was not the text for Sunday. I normally preach monthly, but this month I was scheduled twice–and in order to be a good steward of my time and energy while Rev. B is in Kenya and “I’m it,” I slightly reworked a sermon I preached […]

99% of the time, by the end of worship service #3, I am utterly sick of my own words. Today is no exception. So, here it is, and it is what it is. Thanks to Songbird for sharing her wonderful sermon, and ChicagoRev for sharing his wonderful sermon (via e-mail). It was a fun week […]

Ahhhh… finished.
We had to employ a little Sesame Street when the nap ran short, but it’s done. Now I just have Sunday School to plan… don’t worry, I won’t subject you to that process.
Saturday night service begins in 30 minutes. Bless the Saturday night folks. They get all the energy of opening night, but all […]

The Anne Morrow Lindbergh quote above (“I began these pages for myself…”) are especially pertinent to these sermon entries, which are starting to feel very self-indulgent. (I know, I know… “starting to”?) Just know that I recognize it too, and will be as overjoyed as anyone when Sunday rolls around.
Around the middle of the week, […]

It’s late, not much to report tonight. Worked on the sermon today, got a little stuck, walked the outdoor labyrinth at the church to try to get unstuck, didn’t really work but I got to enjoy the beautiful day.
The blah nature of this post mirrors the blah stage of this process.
Hardly even worth clicking on… […]

Wednesday looked a lot like Tuesday—little bubbles of sermon popping up every now and again, but nothing substantial (except the eureka moment in Tuesday’s comments). I really needed Wednesday to look more like Wednesday should—over the hump, right? Thursday better be more than bubbles, or Friday will turn out not to be Day Off so […]

Tuesday is steeping day for me. Not much intentional work happens on the sermon—some of the juicier morsels get put in the Crock Pot, and I’ll check sometime tomorrow to see how the whole concoction’s coming together.
What this means in practical terms:
I’ll glance at the text throughout the day, and mull.
I might even work on […]

Here’s Monday afternoon, if you’re me.
Sit on the couch in your office with a pad of paper, and various translations of the Bible. Take a deep breath. Center and focus. Remember it’s not about you.
Read one of the texts assigned for Sunday. Mutter to yourself, You’ve got to be kidding me. There is nothing here […]

…posted a sermon, that is. Why not.
A Sermon for Maundy Thursday
John 13:1-15, 31b-35
Maundy Thursday is a difficult day to preach. It is often difficult to get the tone just right. On the one hand, Jesus’ last supper with the disciples is a joyful yet reverent Passover meal, a retelling of the story of God’s faithfulness […]