Tag: repentance
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Redemption on the 58
A short story about a bus ride, momentum and mercy. It had been another frustrating day in the lab, and I just wanted to get home. To grab a beer, drop onto the couch and watch another few episodes of Vikings of Valhalla on Netflix. A perfect segue to the weekend. “How many times can…
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New poem: “Geometry of Advent”
A new poem for the second Sunday of Advent (2017): And here is the poem within an alternative geometry (click on the poem/image to open it in a more readable format):
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forgiveness (and repentance?)
Forgiveness is always a challenging topic to talk about or preach about. At one level forgiveness is a challenging topic because when we talk about forgiveness we are talking about our very personal and sometimes painful experiences. Beyond the personal nature of the topic, forgiveness is also challenging subject because in our culture there is…
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david and bathsheba…
Well, we come this morning to another of the well-known stories of David – it is the story of David and Bathsheba. The story of David and Bathsheba is one of those stories that has all the compelling elements that makes it stick in our mind. There is a beautiful woman bathing, and a king…
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A new vision
My sermon from yesterday, on Mark 1:14-20. _____________________ How do we get our heads around a passage like the one we read this morning from the gospel of Mark? How do we enter into the narrative in a fresh way? We’ve heard it so many times. When we read those words, the same old picture…
encrusted words 