A lectionary reflection for the people of Thankful Memorial, Chattanoogafor worship from home, April 19, 2020, Year A, Easter 2 Acts 2:14a, 22-32Psalm 161 Peter 1:3-9John 20:19-31 In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the… Continue reading

A lectionary reflection for the people of Thankful Memorial, Chattanooga for worship from home, April 12, 2020, Year A, Easter Sunday Jeremiah 31:1-6;Acts 10:34-43Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24Colossians 3:1-4John 20:1-18 In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of… Continue reading

A reflection on the Lectionary for Worship from Home, March 29, 2020: Year A, Lent 5 Ezekiel 37:1-14Psalm 130Romans 8:6-11John 11:1-45 In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.  Amen. In the midst… Continue reading

Thankful Memorial, ChattanoogaMarch 15, 2020Year A, Lent 3 Exodus 17:1-7Psalm 95Romans 5:1-11John 4:5-42 In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.  Amen. The Samaritan woman at the well is my favorite gospel story. … Continue reading

I voted today. If you had asked me two weeks ago who I was going to vote for, I would have told you I didn’t know for sure but that I was leaning towards Tom Steyer.[i]  But, today, as I… Continue reading

St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Atlanta, Ga.January 28, 2020 Romans 8:14-19, 34-35, 37-39Psalm 121Revelation 7:9-17John 10:11-16 In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.  Amen. This morning, we come together to celebrate the life… Continue reading

Thankful Memorial, ChattanoogaMarch 1, 2020Year A, Lent 1 Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7Psalm 32Romans 5:12-19Matthew 4:1-11 In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.  Amen.     On this first Sunday of Lent, we begin our… Continue reading

Thankful Memorial, ChattanoogaFebruary 26, 2020Ash Wednesday Isaiah 58:1-12Psalm 103:8-142 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.  Amen. Today, we enter together the Church’s season of Lent.  Many of… Continue reading

I am coming to realize that the process of adulthood, of becoming grown up, is about discovering the depths of one’s own capability to feel, to be fully human, fully alive.  Many of my posts here – indeed, a lot… Continue reading

Thankful Memorial, ChattanoogaFebruary 16, 2020Year A, Epiphany 6 Deuteronomy 30:15-20Psalm 119:1-81 Corinthians 3:1-9Matthew 5:21-37 In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.  Amen. There is a rationale behind the selection of scriptures we… Continue reading