by Administrator | Aug 27, 2023 |
The following was presented as a reflection on August 27th at the Community Mennonite Church of Lancaster 9:30AM service. Part 1: Introduction When Susan told me about this “Choose Your Own Lectionary” series, I think she was thinking that maybe I’d be willing...
by Administrator | Jan 15, 2021 |
This was published in the Winter 2021 (vol16 no1) issue of Plumb Line, the Elizabethtown College Peace Fellowship Newsletter (p 2-3) under the title “Being ‘Good’ Doesn’t Fix Racism: Why Confronting Racism is Especially Hard for White...
by Administrator | Dec 4, 2020 |
The following was presented as a shared reflection by my spouse, Susan, and myself in the online service for Rockway Mennonite Church (Kitchener, Ontario, Canada) on October 4th, 2020. The sermon references two readings: Daniel 5:1-12,22-30 and these words from...
by Administrator | Mar 27, 2019 |
The following was presented as a reflection on March 27th at the Lancaster Theological Seminary Wednesday Chapel service at 11AM. When I first looked at the preaching schedule, and saw my name by this passage, I said to myself, “Oh, there’s been a huge mistake –...
by Administrator | Apr 8, 2018 |
The following was presented as a reflection on November 6th at the Historic Salem UCC 10:15AM service. I did not truly know what exhaustion was until I entered my second year of seminary. The academic schedule is grueling: six to seven hours of class-time every week,...
