Thoughts on the "Parable of the Weeds" for your next sermon prep, visit to the garden, and/or next date!
Read MoreA Bouquet of Weeds!
in comedy of the Bible, Irony, Jesus, Parables, God
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Risus Paschalis, 2017
This year, the ancient Christian concept of Risus Paschalis ("The Easter Laugh") came to have new and deeper meaning for me and my family.
Read MoreTHE SACRED AND THE SERBIAN! (Part of an ongoing series "Scripture, Peacemaking and Humor")
I haven't yet discovered much on ways the Church has followed God's lead of using humor to bring down the forces of injustice and oppression. However, there are some great examples to be found elsewhere. For example, Serbia.
Read MoreAnd This Shall Be a Sign Unto You....
So many of the signs from the Women's Marches of January 21 were clever, funny and sharply-messaged. Can they help us see the humor in the signs of the Bible, especially the one that ends up being Jesus?
Read MoreYear End Top 10!
Time to share the list of my Top 10 Joys of 2016! This year doing this exercise was a little different. And even more important. Check mine out and make your own!
Read MoreSilent Light
Here's one way both St. Thomas Aquinas and Monty Python's "Spam" song can find their way into a Christmas Eve sermon. Offered by request.
Read MoreThe Game of the Name!
Is it possible to have fun - a lot of fun - with that long list of often unpronounceable names at the beginning of Matthew's gospel that comprise Jesus' genealogy?
Read MoreHave Some Fun with Philippians
in 1 Thessalonians, Fun, God, Philippians, St. Paul
Maybe it's a little goofy, but it's also really fun to explore what Paul might imply with his command to "rejoice always," especially with a dictionary in hand. !!
Read More"Fun With Rummage!"
in Church, comedy of the Bible, God, Jesus, Kitsch, Kingdom of God, Parables, Luke
Here's a sermon of mine that made it into print! As an example of "Comedy and Preaching", I compare the Kingdom of God to a church rummage sale. Seems that now is a good time to share this sermon for a number of reasons, including the beginning of the Cubs-Indians World Series....
Read MoreThe Kingdom of God is Like a Presidential Campaign
in comedy of the Bible, God, Irony, Jesus, Kingdom of God, Luke, Parables, Prayer
It's crazy to even begin to compare God's Realm to what's going on right now.... But maybe Jesus would suggest something so absurd that it's funny. Like with his "Parable of the Widow and the Unjust Judge" (among others...).
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