The “Sigh” of Jonah

The “Sigh” of Jonah

by | Mar 2, 2014 | Sermons

Last Thursday President Obama made a speech launching “My Brother’s Keeper,” a widespread effort by a coalition of philanthropic organizations with the purpose of “creating opportunity for boys and young men of color.” As you may recall, the media covered his speech...
The Sign of Jonah?

The Sign of Jonah?

by | Feb 23, 2014 | Sermons, War

[Preceding this sermon we heard Jonah 1 from the NRSV] We heard Jonah, chapter one. Now let us hear the story of Jonah, through chapter three (of Jonah’s four chapters), in a 20th century context: Sometime in the second half of 1940, after France surrendered to...
Sin and the City, Stories from Genesis

Sin and the City, Stories from Genesis

by | Jan 12, 2014 | Bible, Sermons, Theology

Every good story has to have conflict, otherwise it’s not a story. I remember many years ago when I was a student at Columbia College Chicago studying fiction writing, we sat in semi-circles in four-hour class sessions practicing all sorts of visualization and...