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February 2015

February 09, 2015
I spent a a few days last week teaching a wonderful group of Doctor of...
February 02, 2015
I had the great pleasure of spending a few days last week at the New...

January 2015

January 25, 2015
Relentless Jonah 3:1-5, 10 Mark 1:14-20 Today we find ourselves making our way through the...
January 20, 2015
The following are remarks I shared at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Service at...
January 19, 2015
This post was written in January, 2006.  The second grader referenced below is now an...
January 13, 2015
I freely admit that, along with the rest of the world, I stood in line...
January 11, 2015
Spotlight Mark 1:4-11 I’ve been so moved in these past weeks by conversations I’ve had...
January 07, 2015
The Light Moves With You Matthew 2:1-12 Happy new year, church! As we come to...

December 2014

December 30, 2014
Just the other day I was remembering 11 years of Christmas Eve services at my...
December 24, 2014
I am so happy I got to share this homily with The Riverside Church tonight....
December 16, 2014
I’m wondering this week if we’re having enough difficult conversations. Horrible images on the news,...
December 15, 2014
Illumine Joy Luke 1: 39-56 In and among this reality of human life we come...
December 13, 2014
As the days have passed since the verdicts in the Eric Garner and Michael Brown...
December 12, 2014
Last Sunday we began a three week series of conversations about race and reconciliation called:...
December 11, 2014
Last Sunday we began a three week series of conversations about race and reconciliation called:...
December 07, 2014
Illumine Peace Isaiah 40:1-11 December 7, 2014   Seventy three years ago today, the worst happened....
December 03, 2014
Tonight I had the opportunity to share my experience of traveling to Ferguson, MO yesterday.  And as...
December 02, 2014
If your family is anything like mine, you probably recently engaged in the annual Thanksgiving...

November 2014

November 30, 2014
Illumine Hope Isaiah 64:1-12 November 29, 2014 I used to work right in the very...
November 25, 2014
November 25, 2014 Dear Church Family, The judgment is in, there will be no trial...
November 17, 2014
Living Generously: Time and Talents Matthew 25:14-30 We continue our consideration today of the invitation...
November 13, 2014
Last Sunday I stood at the front of the church, as I do most weeks,...
November 02, 2014
Living Generously: Relationships Matthew 23:1-12 Every Lent I try to take on some practice or...

October 2014

October 26, 2014
Living Generously: Systems Matthew 22:34-46 Today we begin a few weeks where we’ll be talking...
October 16, 2014
I recall an elderly congregation member telling me the story of moving to the big...
October 12, 2014
No Jacket Required Matthew 22:1-14 This sermon was preached at The Riverside Church in the...
October 06, 2014
Yesterday I shared this beautiful invitation with my new church family at The Riverside Church--these...
October 05, 2014
Invited to Freedom Matthew 21:33-46 Exodus 20:1-14; 7-9; 12-17 It’s good to be together in...
October 03, 2014
We have a busy installation weekend here at The Riverside Church, so the fine folks...

September 2014

September 22, 2014
Learning to Say Thank You Matthew 20:1-16 A sermon delivered at The Riverside Church September...
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