At 62 I’m rounding the corner on the way to a quarter century in the Orthodox Church. Scandals? I’ve seen them, more than I want to see. If you’re looking for a community of perfect people this isn’t it, myself included. I’ve seen leaders fall, people leave in grief, and those I thought were deeply … Continue reading Homily, March 5, 2023
Homily February 12, 2023
Homily February 12, 2023 There are days when you think about what you could’ve done, what you should’ve done, the chances you missed, and how everything got so messy so quickly. That’s shame for you. I’m not speaking about the kind of shame people put on you to manipulate, coerce, or control. There’s a different … Continue reading Homily February 12, 2023
Homily September 25
Homily September 25, 2022 How small we are, we humans. Our pretensions are larger than the universe, but despite them small we remain. A passing look into the heavens on a cloudless country night reveals a world so far beyond us we can hardly imagine it. Countless stars in countless galaxies in a void that … Continue reading Homily September 25
Homily September 4
Homily 9/4/22 It’s both simple and beyond comprehension, historical fact and eternally significant. An ancient story still shaping the present with the beauty of a flower and the dogged perseverance of a military force. Over two millennia ago God became part of that which He created, entering the world in real time and space so … Continue reading Homily September 4
Sunday, August 28
Homily August 28, 2022 One of the most freeing things in life is the realization you’re a sinner. People don’t like to hear about their soft spots, their shadows, the places where they’ve been “less than” and the reality that perfection has more often than not been absent from their lives. It’s embarrassing. It shatters … Continue reading Sunday, August 28
Sunday, July 31
Homily July 31, 2022 Do you know why political campaigns produce negative ads? They’re not to convince voters from the other candidates to reconsider their choices because of new, and damaging, information. They’re designed, instead, to keep their own people in line by using fear, personal fear of the other candidate, fear of their character, … Continue reading Sunday, July 31
Sunday, July 17
Homily – July 17, 2022 As I was writing this the rain was falling, drops of wet from a featureless gray sky. They said it was supposed to be this way for most of the day, and the temptation was strong to just go back to bed, pull the covers over my head, and escape … Continue reading Sunday, July 17
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T0 Make Unhuman
Human beings have an instinctive, some would say "God given," revulsion to killing other humans. It appears to be as ancient as we are and the vast majority of human cultures have seen such killing as among the ultimate offenses and apply penalties appropriate to the crime. Such is our instinct. So those who wish … Continue reading T0 Make Unhuman