Break Open and Repent, My Fellow White Christians

Break Open and Repent, My Fellow White Christians

by | Oct 7, 2015 | In The News

Originally published in The Huffington Post on June 23, 2015. I was supposed to be writing a different sermon when I saw the news that 9 more lives had been lost to white supremacy in Charleston last week. As a white pastor of a predominantly white church in the...
Just a little R-E-S-P-E-C-T: From Adam & Eve to Aretha

Just a little R-E-S-P-E-C-T: From Adam & Eve to Aretha

by | Oct 4, 2015 | Sermons

When I went to look at the lectionary this week, the prescribed texts for Protestants around the world, I said something aloud I’m not supposed to say from the pulpit. It was profane. And imagine that when I read the text aloud here, you might have the same reaction....
Enduring Blessings

Enduring Blessings

by | Aug 3, 2014 | Sermons

Scripture: Jacob wrestles the angel/Love First of all, we just need to have a moment for this stellar example of “biblical marriage.” Two wives, two maids available to Jacob like ancient call girls, no problem! I’m just saying, let’s remember what Biblical marriage is...
CHURCH SEPARATES FROM STATE WHEN IT COMES TO MARRIAGE

CHURCH SEPARATES FROM STATE WHEN IT COMES TO MARRIAGE

by | Oct 7, 2006 | In The News

When members of Lyndale United Church of Christ in Minneapolis realized that they all believed it was unfair that straight couples can legally marry and gay couples can’t, they decided to demonstrate their solidarity. The congregation of 135 active members,...