Against the Gentrification of Grace
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Against the God of Capitalism: Habakkuk's Lament
A Sermon on Habakkuk 1:1-4 & 2:1-4 NRSV Allendale United Methodist Church- St. Petersburg, FL We live in a society which worships the God...
Why Stand We Here Idle: Micah's Call for Social Transformation
A Sermon on Micah 4:1-4 NRSV for Hope United Methodist Church of Bloomington, IL Today we continue in our new Sermon Series, titled...
When will we be Satisfied: The Satiation of Change in the Desert of Harm
A Sermon on Amos 5: 21-24
We: the Collective Waters
A Liturgy for the Remembrance of Baptism From the chaotic waters of creation To the tumultuous seas of the unknown Down the gutters of...
God’s Campy Creation: Finding Beauty within Chaotic Absurdity
(A sermon delivered at the 2021 Somerville, Massachusetts Drag Gospel Festival) “In the beginning God created the Heavens and the earth.”...
Just Another F*cking Meditation: Grief, Courage, Memories, & Peace
To merely search for a healthy and meaningful way to process sorrow and grief, can feel fucking debilitating. When you walk into your...
A Seed of Gratitude: Change Making, System Shaking, and Legacy Shaping
(As preached at Hope United Methodist Church, Bloomington, IL: 11/21/2021) Today, we are finishing up our sermon series titled Staying...
A Death Drop of Honey in a Bitter Medicine: My Carnivalesque Faith
(As published at Whosoever Magazine) "I can not do this,” I thought to myself as I began my inaugural ascent out of the basement of The...
If Christ Can Cry, So Can You: Healing Toxic Masculinity Through the Empathetic Incarnate
(As published at Whosoever Magazine) Here I sit in quiet stillness. For 30 minutes, there is no scrolling, swiping, messaging, emailing,...
Our Collective Quandary: Re-Examination, Reformation, and Liberation
(As published in Whosoever Magazine) It is easy for the blinded oppressor, from an ivory tower of privilege, to look around at the...
A Sermon for Pentecost 2021
Pente-Chaos: The Holy Spirit of Drag By: Ms. Penny Cost First Church Somerville UCC May the holy spirit swell in the words of this page,...
Prayers for the People Amongst a Pandemic
Tonight we pray for those in isolation. For those who long for interaction and beg for intersession. Tonight we pray for those who felt...
A Prayer for Reform: Sensible Gun Laws in the US
So often in our country’s history, have “thoughts and prayers” been utilized as tools of deflection. Prayers have been offered up as...
An Ecumenical Prayer: End the Israel-Palestine Crisis and Genocide
Divine One, we come together today, not as strangers, not as neighbors, but as siblings of Your Creation. We recognize that we are called...
A Reconciliatory Prayer
Holy spirit wash over the words of this sermon so that justice may drip from every letter, love may linger on every comma, and grace may...
Silenced Prattle: Strangers Seen and Stories Heard
As a person prone to prattle it is ever more powerful to see just how often I have been stirred into silence. Tranquility. Peace. Quiet....
The Good Samaritan: Slacktivists Reimagined
In many progressive Churches, we often find ourselves circling around the story of the Good Samaritan. In sermons, the pastor speaks to...