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the text of my life.: April 2012
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The text of my life. Saturday, April 28, 2012. GC 12 day five: reflections on the struggle for justice. Today I was reminded that the work of justice in the church and the world is indeed a. Candidates for ministry—gay, straight, and everything in between—who are (and possibly even who. Next, tonight the General Administration committee (in which I have been serving as a legislative coordinator for the Common Witness Coalition) completed its four days of work on the denominational restructuring proposals...
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the text of my life.: Baccalaureate 2013, Bluffton University
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The text of my life. Monday, May 6, 2013. Baccalaureate 2013, Bluffton University. I was honored to be selected as one of two student speakers for the 2013 Baccalaureate service at Bluffton University. The following is the text of my speech, given on May 5, 2013 in the Sommer Center at Bluffton University. Three and a half years ago, Rudi Kauffman changed my life. 8220;Great,” I thought to myself. “This guy is pretending to be the professor! The second thing that Rudi said is something that I will rememb...
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the text of my life.: winter journey
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The text of my life. Thursday, January 31, 2013. This snow covered path. Along the gently flowing creek. Counting the footprints,. Those who have gone before me. I make my own mark,. Those who come after. Will count these footprints. January 31, 2013 at 7:30 PM. You will be remembered by many for a long time! January 31, 2013 at 7:32 PM. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. Job 25-42: incomplete thoughts. Peacemaking Seminar Reading Journal. New Testament Reading Journal. Travel ...
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the text of my life.: GC 12 day four: learning solidarity
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The text of my life. Friday, April 27, 2012. GC 12 day four: learning solidarity. As we joined in the Tabernacle for worship and conversation following the demonstration, around my table we discussed what it. Means to be in solidarity with the LGBTQ community. Many of us were keenly aware that the silence of the demonstration eliminated any distinction between LGBTQ individuals and allies. Each of us who stood in the line truly stood in solidarity. A radical posture of. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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the text of my life.: June 2012
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The text of my life. Friday, June 1, 2012. I just ran across the text of my chapel talk from the Women’s Studies chapel at Bluffton University back in March and thought I would share it with anyone who might be interested! Even the darkness is not dark to you;. The night is as bright as the day,. For darkness is as light to you. 8221; So I read the passage again. And again. And I ended up back where I began:. Darkness is as light to you. Have you ever been there? Can I trust God? At times, I have found m...
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the text of my life.: August 2011
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The text of my life. Tuesday, August 23, 2011. The collision of truth and life. Hans Urs von Balthasar,. Truth is Symphonic,. Labels: Summer Reading 2011. Wednesday, August 3, 2011. Day seven: Yale Divinity School. Scholarship, and that is an exceptional combination! The front of Marquand Chapel. It has three organs—this is just one of them! On the Divinity Quadrangle. Monday, August 1, 2011. Days three, four, and five: Lancaster Theological Seminary. Some glimpses into our time in Lancaster:. Peacemakin...
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the text of my life.: be comfort. be grace.
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The text of my life. Sunday, April 21, 2013. Be comfort. be grace. The following is the meditation I preached at my final Gospel Choir concert at Bluffton University on April 20, 2013. Time was a much heavier task than I had anticipated. In this world where violence, suffering, injustice, and fear seem to surround us, we are truly a people in need of grace. Now more than ever. Comfort, O comfort my people, says your God. A voice cries out: “In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord. He will feed his ...
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the text of my life.: Radical Invitation: Come, Eat, Live
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The text of my life. Monday, August 20, 2012. Radical Invitation: Come, Eat, Live. This Sunday I had the privilege of leading worship and preaching at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Toledo, OH. I had a wonderful time worshiping with the people of St.Paul’s, and I wanted to share the text of my sermon for anyone who is interested in reading it. Proverbs 9.1-6 NRSV. Wisdom has built her house,. She has hewn her seven pillars. She has slaughtered her animals, she has mixed her wine,. In our first tex...
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the text of my life.: August 2012
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The text of my life. Monday, August 20, 2012. Radical Invitation: Come, Eat, Live. This Sunday I had the privilege of leading worship and preaching at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Toledo, OH. I had a wonderful time worshiping with the people of St.Paul’s, and I wanted to share the text of my sermon for anyone who is interested in reading it. Proverbs 9.1-6 NRSV. Wisdom has built her house,. She has hewn her seven pillars. She has slaughtered her animals, she has mixed her wine,. In our first tex...
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the text of my life.: October 2011
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The text of my life. Saturday, October 8, 2011. Walking with God: an expository sermon on Micah 6.6-8. 8220;With what shall I come before the LORD, and bow myself before God on high? Shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves a year old? Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousands of rivers of oil? Shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? 8221; (Micah 6.6-8 NRSV). LORD God, how can I even approach you? But the good...