“The year of Jubilee is good news for all, even when it doesn’t feel like it. It is good news for those who are freed from bondage. And it is good news for those who have been complicit in doing the binding. In enslaving. In profiting off others’ suffering. Someday, they will look back on the Jubilee year as good, but not before it hurts. Giving up ill-gotten treasures, land, and servants will not be easy. It will not feel fair or just. It will not sound like good news in the short term. But God knows what real good news is.”

Preached at Southminster Presbyterian Church on July 5, 2020.

“More than all we ask and imagine? Really God? You’re saying you can do more than we can even imagine? Because God, I don’t know if you know this, but we’ve spent the last three years being taught to be pretty damn imaginative. We have so much that we can imagine. How can good come out of this mess?  I confess, my faith feels too small. What a bold and daring thing it is to believe that God says “yes! I can do all that you ask and more.” 

Preached at Columbia Theological Seminary Chapel on 3/29/19 in Decatur, GA.

“What does it mean to seek the welfare of Burlington? Does it mean food pantries and overnight homeless shelters? Perhaps. But perhaps it also means to build homes and plant gardens- to seek long-term solutions to long-term problems.”

Preached at First United Methodist Church in Burlington, VT on 6/24/18.

I thought I knew the book of Ruth, until I got up close to the text. As I read the first chapter closely, I realized the main character isn't Ruth- it's Naomi. 

Preached at Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, GA on 4/17/17