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Cherishing the Harmony (Week One)

The start of a sermon series on cherishing the harmony of the natural world. This week: why it’s so important, and why Christianity has so often neglected it.

2024-09-22T12:44:38-05:00September 22, 2024|0 Comments

Lies Light Fuses

This is a reflection on the recent presidential debate, with help from the Book of Proverbs and the Epistle of James. (Every now and then, the lectionary readings and the events of the week seem made for each other.)

2024-09-15T15:30:30-05:00September 15, 2024|0 Comments

An Evening Wasted with The Merry Mystic

Hello friends,

I’ll be emerging from my cave next month to give a live concert. The dates are Friday, October 18th, 7:00 p.m., and Saturday, October 19th, 2:00 p.m. The location is the Open Prairie United Church of Christ, which is at 25 E. Marion Street in Princeton, Illinois—behind the Apollo Theater. (Long ago, the Apollo had a stage for vaudeville shows. That’s fitting: my songs are vaudeville-adjacent!) Admission is free, with a free-will offering to support the host church, and refreshments will be offered at the intermission.

The Merry Mystic's head is packed
    with all the songs he'll spout.
That's why his hair is growing thin:
To flee the madcap mess within,
    the crew is bailing out!

Hope to see you there!

Bright blessings,

Adam

2024-09-09T11:00:02-05:00September 9, 2024|0 Comments

The Deep Fault Line

There’s an endless (and often acrimonious) debate within Christianity: what do we have to do to get right with God?

2024-09-08T13:08:32-05:00September 8, 2024|0 Comments

Bread Month

The Gospel of John spends a whole chapter on Jesus as the Bread of Life.

2024-08-18T11:56:15-05:00August 18, 2024|0 Comments

Mary the Tower

Here’s a beautiful piece of recent biblical scholarship—something that speaks to the heart as well as the head.

2024-08-11T10:20:47-05:00August 11, 2024|0 Comments

Serve and Shine

Jesus sometimes served with humility, and sometimes let his light shine. So should we.

2024-07-28T10:03:22-05:00July 28, 2024|0 Comments

Remnant’s Hope

I’m thinking about the biblical concept of a “remnant.” Speaking of remnants: did you know that birds evolved from dinosaurs? Maybe there’s a lesson for us in there somewhere!

2024-07-21T11:48:56-05:00July 21, 2024|0 Comments

The Buddha Kicked My Butt

My little church, the Open Prairie United Church of Christ, is probably the only church for a hundred miles where I could sing this song on a Sunday morning. (It followed my sermon.) Be the Light, Merry Mystics!

2024-07-07T13:15:21-05:00July 7, 2024|9 Comments
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