The Father of Lies (Election Sermon, 2024)
Tuesday is an Election Day that has been looming over us for years. After Tuesday—well, it won’t be over.
Message from God: Call Me!
Some lessons in calling out, from the story of Bartimaeus.
Cherishing the Harmony (Week Four—Interdependence)
A tiny space rock can rock the heavens. The poorest child in the poorest country can rock our world. That’s how God’s creation always works: with interdependence.
Cherishing the Harmony (Week Three—Population)
To cherish the harmony of God’s creation, we must avoid causing extinctions. One thing that would help: not grabbing quite so much of the earth for ourselves.
An Evening Wasted with Adam Brooks Webber, Online
Here’s a quick (35 s) video I put together to advertise my concert, “An Evening Wasted with Adam Brooks Webber”:
I hope some of you can make it in person. If not, don’t despair: you can use this link to the livestream on YouTube on Friday night, 7:00 p.m. Central. The video there should continue to be available after the concert is over.
Cherishing the Harmony (Week Two—Diversity)
God loves the exuberant diversity of creation.
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.
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.)
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
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?