Archive for the 'Preaching' Category

A sip of water in the pulpit

Sunday, March 18th, 2007

Hubby and I visited a church for the first time this morning and witnessed something — a small thing, I admit — that we didn’t think looked right.

The minister and his liturgical assistants — four in total — drank water out of bottles, including one who drank water out of a bicyclist’s squeeze bottle. This […]

The Left’s rhetorical problem

Saturday, March 17th, 2007

Sorry Dan and all: I didn’t get home until about 7pm, freshly exfoliated from the sleet, and so didn’t make it to any of the nearby Christian antiwar protesting. (But better sleet than snow, or it would look like Massachusetts here. Oh, sorry Dan.)

I did watch a report of the National Cathedral service and congregant […]

HRC starts preaching, Bible resource

Wednesday, August 23rd, 2006

The Human Rights Campaign — the largest US lesbian, bi, trans and gay organization for civil rights; headquartered in my neighborhood, by the way — has started up a Revised Common lectionary-based resource, as reported by the United Church of Christ News (link):

The Human Rights Campaign has launched a weekly online preaching resource to provide […]

Easter with the Swedenborgians

Wednesday, April 12th, 2006

My constant and local-to-DC readers might be interested to note that I will be preaching this Sunday, Easter, at the Church of the Holy City (Swedenborgian) at 11 am. The church is at the southwest corner of 16th and Corcoran Streets, NW, Washington.

Parking is poor, but there is easy S2 and S4 bus access from […]

Copyright, licenses and sermons

Sunday, February 26th, 2006

Nancy at DanceLessons wrote today about the need of small congregations who use the sermon manuscripts of ministers with permission and attribution. Good for her. These churches — many of whom I have in mind when I write this blog — have a need. So do published preachers, the a big reason for getting […]

Preaching December 11

Sunday, December 4th, 2005

Locals may note I will preach at the Church of the Holy City (Swedenborgian) — at the corner of Sixteenth and Corcoran Streets, NW, Washington DC — next Sunday. Some Advent theme, of course. Details later.

Preaching this Sunday

Wednesday, November 2nd, 2005

My local readers might want to know I’ll be preaching at the Church of the Holy City (Swedenborgian), at the corner of Corcoran and 16th Streets, NW, Washington this Sunday at 11:00 a.m.

June 19 preaching

Tuesday, June 7th, 2005

A reminder to my Loyal Readers, I’ll be preaching at the Church of the Holy City (Swedenborgian) this Sunday. That’s 1611 16th St. NW, Washington, at 11:00 a.m. Metro to Dupont Circle north exit and walk four blocks, or take the S2 or S4 bus to Corcoran Street.

In the “more” I’ve put the texts I’m […]

Preaching June 19

Tuesday, May 24th, 2005

My adoring fans may be interested to know I’ll be preaching June 19 at the Church of the Holy City (Swedenborgian), Washington. That’s 1611 16th St. NW, at 11:00 a.m.

Details to follow.

Unitarian Universalist ministerial vesture continued

Tuesday, April 19th, 2005

Most recently, Matthew Gatheringwater said:

Wouldn’t your argument work better, however, if it related to a pre-existing uniform vesture among Unitarian Universalist ministers? By adopting a style of vesture that is uncommon if not singular among Unitarian Universalist ministers, aren’t you in fact emphasizing your distinctness, rather than your uniformity?

Uh, what I wear for the most […]