Lectionary Readings – (6th Sunday After Pentecost) As I was preparing for today, reading about Mary and Martha, I was reminded of a cartoon I saw on Facebook recently. The sheep is lying on a garden recliner watching television, behind him the radio is blaring, he’s reading a magazine and simultaneously listening to an iPod.…
Lectionary Readings – (Third Sunday in Easter) When I was attending seminary in California, a group of us loved to go fishing. Often, we would grab our gear on long weekends, and run up to Lake Isabella and the Kern River, north of Los Angeles. On one particular weekend, two of us had heard that…
Lectionary Readings – (Last Sunday after the Epiphany) Some of you may remember the comic strip called Calvin and Hobbes, which follows a young boy named Calvin and his talking tiger, named Hobbes. In a series of strips, the creator of the comic, Bill Watterson, plays with the idea of a transmogrifier, which starts out…
Lectionary Readings – (Third Sunday of Advent) According to Greek tradition, Apollo had been taunting Eros, the God of Love by telling him that Eros’ little bow and arrow could never match his accomplishments as a warrior. So Eros shot Apollo with a golden arrow which made him burn with passion for Daphne, a river…
Lectionary Readings – (23rd Sunday after Pentecost) Currently, I work for a company called Industries for the Blind and Visually Impaired, which is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. When I have to go in to the office, I am reminded each time by the staff that the majority of our employees are blind, and that I…
Lectionary Readings – (17th Sunday after Pentecost) Do you have any idea who I am? Several years ago, I read a news report of a celebrity who had been pulled over by the police for driving under the influence. The celebrity questioned the police and asked “Do you have any idea who I am?” hoping…
Lectionary Readings – (Sixth Sunday after Pentecost) Years ago, while living in the Seattle area, I had told one of my friends about something called cash flow, and how to add a second income stream to your life. Then I moved away from Seattle to Los Angeles area for seminary, and spent about 7 years…
Lectionary Readings – (Sixth Sunday in Easter) If you’ve been watching television since 1966, then you’ve most likely heard of Captain Kirk, the United Federation of Planets, Starfleet, and the Starship Enterprise. If you only started watching television in the 80’s then you probably managed to see the Next Generation with Captain Picard, or Deep…