Curiosity. Faith. Questions.

Gospel reading begins w/v.57.

For John's writer, Jesus doesn't institute the eucharist in a single event, but his whole life institutes the eucharist.

August 2021 Second Saturday at local bookstore sharing own writing. Pandemic's America (a slight revision from last month's presentation) A Late Morning Wake-Up (a fun shortie I wrote that morning) Goddess 10-1 (playing with form; written out there are 10 stanzas of four lines each; stanza 1 each line is 10 syllables, stanza 2, 9 syllables, down to 1)

Assigned lectionary is 6:35, 41-51; read 6:35-51.

Reading adds v. 22-23 to assigned lectionary. Imagined snarky-ish Jesus responses in sermon.

Compares/contrasts Mark's version (read the week before) with John's telling. Allow our hearts to be broken open to God's abundance.

Assigned lection for the day: Mark 6:30-34, 53-56. I added in v. 35-52 to the reading for narrative context. Sermon also references earlier events of chp. 6. Preaching setting: tiny, older congregation without a called pastor for the last 2-3 years; a local retired pastor served as their stated supply most weeks until re-retirement in June. COVID shutdowns meant a lot of "at home worship" because...

BYOW(writing) event at local bookstore, 10 July 2021. First piece is a work in progress, working title "Pandemics America" and the second is a very slight rework of my 2021 Pentecost Sunday sermon.

Pt. 4/4 of "ask the pastor" series. Forgiveness and Confession. Citations* at end of manuscript: [1] Johnathan C. Richardson. "Forgiveness that matters: The witness of peacemaking by a forgiven people." Christian Century (May 5, 2021 issue, p. 23). https://www.christiancentury.org/article/critical-essay/christian-peacemaking-and-role-forgiveness [2] Book of Concord (2000). Kolb, Wengert, eds. "Bri...

Pt. 3 of "ask the pastor" sermon series. Asks about Bible translations and what to do with ancillary texts and sources beyond scripture.

Pt. 2 of "ask the pastor" sermon series. Q1: What are the different parts of a church building and where did those names come from? Q2: What are the seasons of the church, their colors, and the meanings of those colors? Refers heavily to an accompanying handout. Information from that handout can be found by google definition search (terms: sanctuary, chancel, nave, narthex, sacristy), and https://...

Pt. 1 in "Ask the Pastor" sermon series. Stated belief in God creating the universe and all that it contains. Assuming life on other planets, do they each have their own Jesus?

Sermon for Pentecost Sunday, 2021. Pseudo-spoken word style. Preaching context: congregation in call process.