Worship

bicycle handlebars with orange grips. (Theme: Why do we bless bikes?)
Theology and Interpretation
Worship
Why Do We Bless?

What are we doing when we bless animals, backpacks, bikes … and each other? Within the liturgical [...]

Bronze sculpture of King David against pink background
Preaching Series
The Foundation of Integrity: An RCL preaching series for late summer

This four-week sermon series is [...]

Grad standing in front of bell tower
Worship
What Story Does the Baccalaureate Service Tell?

An early scene in the 2023 Paul Giamatti film, The [...]

Sand art with cross = heart (God is love)
Preaching Series
Preaching 1 John in Easter (Year B)

A six-week preaching series based on the Second Readings in [...]

Ashes to go - Ash Wednesday
Worship
Ashes to Go in a Drive Thru Culture

Ash Wednesday contains a paradox. First, we hear from Jesus [...]

rainbow prism shining on a hand
Preaching Series
Like Light through a Prism: Preaching Paul’s Letters to the Corinthians in Epiphany (B)

A five-week preaching series based [...]

Magi figurine holding a star
Worship
Epiphany Preaching: Star Words

Growing up, I always looked forward to setting up the [...]

Church in downtown setting
Worship
‘It’s Your Day!’: Preaching on a Congregation’s Milestones

My Anglican parish in a [...]

Worship service with singers holding music
Worship
Poets as Preachers

Congregations love to sing the songs of our faith. But do we recognize this singing as proclaiming [...]

Silhouette of man in front of pixelated screen
Worship
Digital Worship Is Not Going Away

Prior to 2020, I had never considered digital worship as [...]