St. Lydia's

On Sunday night, I preached at St. Lydia's on John's version of Judas at the Last Supper. You can listen to it or read it below. https://soundcloud.com/bleak-theology/confessing-uncertainty Jesus Foretells His Betrayal 21 After saying this Jesus was troubled in spirit, and declared, ‘Very truly, I tell you, one of you will betray me.’ 22The disciples looked

In light of the two grand jury decisions to not indict the police officers who killed two young black men, I'm posting tonight the text version of the sermon I preached at St. Lydia's a few weeks ago. This is, after all, the first week of Advent. #blacklivesmatter (You can listen to the recording here). I'm so

Emily Scott, St. Lydia's pastor, has quickly become one of my favorite sermon writers and preachers. Enjoy this sermon from Lent. I meant to post this earlier, of course. The World Ends a Little Bit Every Day. Here's the beginning. Click above to read the rest at her blog, Sit and Eat. I preached this

This sermon was offered at St. Lydia's in Brooklyn, New York on the first Sunday of Lent, February 17, 2013. Worry. Luke 12.13-34 I was an anxious child. I worried about being left alone. I worried about doing the right thing, whatever that was. I worried that other kids would pick on me. I worried. And as I

Last night, our small band of Lydians gathered in Brooklyn's Atlantic-Barclay's subway terminal, same busy corridor as last year, with a fiddle, shruti, and drum, we offered ashes to all who want them. Again, strangers came out of the river of traveling people to ask for ashes. And they thanked us for offering a simple ritual