My experimental “bush poetry”approach to the lectionary has elicited a mixed reaction. Some love it; others plead with me not to give up my day job (but I’m retired!) Anyhow, here’s a go at the Gospel for this Sunday, which is: Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30‘But to what will I compare this generation? It is like childrenContinue reading “But John held up a mirror…”
Monthly Archives: June 2020
Meet the Pub Test!
I’m trying something different after decades of writing homilies guided by the Revised Common Lectionary. Two years after release from the weekly necessity to deliver, I still find myself wedded to the rhythm of the three year cycle, particularly where the Gospels are concerned. Although I am occasionally granted the opportunity to deliver a harangueContinue reading “Meet the Pub Test!”
Into the Hole He Goes!
“In the name of the Father, the Son and into the hole he goes!” Thus a seven year old evoked the blessing of the mystery of the Trinity as he buried his deceased canary. Over fifty years of church ministry, I have never been able to satisfactorily explain to Western conditioned minds the phenomenon ofContinue reading “Into the Hole He Goes!”