First Century Quarantine
Click here to read the Harvard Business Review article on Grief. Click here for the Andrew Sullivan essay about How To Survive a Plague.
God’s Arms Are Always Open
I’ll start with a word of comfort and of truth that came out of the mouths of babes. One of our children at Christ Church,…
Uncharted Territory
To watch the service, click here. To read the David Brooks article DZ mentions, click here.
Flying to the Kingdom of God
There is a beautiful interchange in Niall Williams new novel called This is Happiness between a man in his 60’s who is trying to undo…
Taking Bets on the Rocky Road
What is it about Lent that makes me want to eat ice cream by the barrel? I am like Pavlov’s dog when I hear the…
Real Death & Real Hope
We are forgetful by nature. So today, I have the somewhat unfortunate task of reminding you that one day, you will die. We have a…
A Tale of Two Mountains
The sermon this morning is really about two readings, it’s about the Old and the New Testaments, it’s about before and after Jesus, the Law…
One Louder
This one comes from David Zahl, preached at Christ Episcopal Church, Charlottesville, VA, on February 16, 2020.
A Meaningful Life
Good morning! Or Boker Tov in Hebrew! Or, as Palestinian Christians say, Sabahul-khayr in Arabic. As you may know, I have just returned from two…
For These Eyes of Mine
There is a great story about the legendary saxophonist John Coltrane. After one utterly extraordinary rendition of “A Love Supreme,” he stepped off the stage,…
Status Check
To read more about the nature of status anxiety that DZ mentions, go here, or here, or here.
Freedom, Grace, and Rattlesnakes
At first glance, Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians seems like nothing more than a nice greeting and thanksgiving among friends. You’ll have to forgive…