Monthly Archives: September 2012

         Judah had been through it.  They’d been conquered, uprooted from their beloved “promised land” and taken into exile.  After a few decades—and after their conquerors were conquered by someone else– they were allowed to return home to Jerusalem.           In … Continue reading →

Today is International Peace Day…a designation assigned by the UN.  This year’s theme for Peace Day is sustainability.  Makes sense.  Many of the world’s armed conflicts are rooted in scarcity of resources (or unjust distribution of them). In his book … Continue reading →

So…a Harvard professor (Karen King) has discovered an ancient text where Jesus mentions “his wife.” What do you think?  Would it shake your faith to think that Jesus was married?  As a married person, it would actually strengthen my faith … Continue reading →

Taped the Day 1 sermon on Friday.  I so love that process!  Peter Wallace is such a likable guy…and is so good at what he does.  As is Donald, the sound guy. Here’s how it went… When I got there, … Continue reading →

Today’s sermon ended with Monty Wyne singing and playing “Blue Skies.”  Monty’s been a member of Pilgrimage for, what?  20 years, maybe?  A long time, anyway.  I only learned a couple of years that he’s a jazz pianist.  After a … Continue reading →

I never saw a sunset until I moved to Oklahoma.  I grew up in north Florida.  North Florida is a beautiful place—lots of trees…and lakes…and The Swamp.  But, because you can’t see the horizon—all those trees get in the way—you … Continue reading →

Whew!  I just finished the sermon I’ll be taping for Day 1 on Friday.  It’s been a few years since I taped a Day 1 sermon.  I forgot how nerve-wracking the process can be! Don’t get me wrong.  I LOVE … Continue reading →

Last week’s sermon told the story of decreation.  It’s a word coined by author Bill McKibben.  McKibben suggests that we’ve been “running Genesis backward” to the point that we’ve fundamentally changed our planet.  We no longer live on planet earth, … Continue reading →

Guess what?  We’ve all moved!  No longer do we live on dear old Planet Earth, where the living is easy and the resources plentiful.  No, after decades of spewing greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, we have fundamentally changed our planet.  … Continue reading →