A Prayer for Boston City Council

I was asked by my City Councilor Matt O’Malley (a politician proficient at using social media to connect with the people he serves- and a great example for religious leaders to follow!) as a constituent to offer a prayer of invocation before the Boston City Council began their work on Wednesday October 9,2013. I asked my Facebook feed what they would …

Brokenness as Kindling: A Sermon on 2 Timothy 1: 1-14

South Walpole United Methodist Church Sunday Oct 6, 2013 World Communion Sunday & Blessings of the Animals 2 Timothy 1:1-14 “Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, for the sake of the promise of life that is in Christ Jesus, 2To Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the …

In God we mostly trust: A Sermon on Luke 16

Grace Church, Great Barrington Sunday September 21, 2013 “In God we mostly trust.” Luke 16:1-13 Then Jesus said to the disciples, “There was a rich man who had a manager, and charges were brought to him that this man was squandering his property. 2So he summoned him and said to him, ‘What is this that …