Sermon: Praying Psalm 22 in the season of Lent
6/22/24
A sermon from Lent 2024 on adopting Psalm 22 as a prayer for Lent.
Lent
Lent as an Exercise in Dependence
3/6/23
Becoming more human in an age of informationIn 1948, Claude Shannon published a paper on the Theory of Information and Communication that set the stage for an understanding of Information as data - bits of sound that are capable of being transmitted in an orderly fashion across great distances. Eventually this work led to the creation of what we call the internet and the dawning of the Information Age. Today, we know more than we ever have, and we can share that knowledge with just about anybody anywhere at any time.
Lent: Effort and Grace in Action
2/20/23
One of my favorite bits of dialogue in Tolkien’s The Fellowship of the Ring presents us with an age-old debate about spiritual disciplines in general, and the Christian season of Lent in particular. Before embarking on their Journey to Mordor, Elrond—the Lord of Rivendale—shares a final message with the Company that is to join Frodo on his quest. Frodo himself is bound to complete the journey, while the members of the Company are “free companions” that may “come back, or turn aside into other paths, as chance allows.