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A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
It was a most glorious moment when that team of women won the Women’s World Cup. I cannot forget the ecstatic glow on the face of Megan Rapinoe. Yes, glorious it was. But what brought a catch in my throat and a tear to… Continue Reading “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood”
Does Not Wisdom Not Call?
Last year at St. Francis, it was Deacon Pat who had the honors of preaching on Trinity Sunday. I did not envy her. Trinity Sunday is the most problematic Sunday in the liturgical year for a preacher. She could have been forgiven for having… Continue Reading “Does Not Wisdom Not Call?”
We Can’t Go On Like This
Last Thursday Lawrence O’Donnell had a segment on Aaron Sorkin’s Broadway play, “To Kill a Mockingbird.” In it, Atticus Finch is the lawyer for the black defendant, Tom Robinson, accused of raping a white woman, however Judge Taylor knows that Tom is in fact… Continue Reading “We Can’t Go On Like This”
Love Busting out
We live in an age of discontinuity. The old verities that once guided former generations are now up for grabs. The traditional jobs that provided a lifetime of security are in short supply while the gig and sharing economy has for many been a… Continue Reading “Love Busting out”
Strangers on the Shore
I have a wonderful friend in Wellsburg who runs what our House of Hope team thinks is the best restaurant in town. Nicol and her husband are the owners of The Dovetail – dovetail as in wood working. It is a joint that is… Continue Reading “Strangers on the Shore”
Easter Sunday Move Along, Folks. Nothing to see Here
You’ve certainly experienced a traffic jam caused by lookie-loos gawking at an accident in the opposing lane. Of course, you have. You live in Southern California, or in some other place similarly overcrowded. Drives you nuts – unless you’re the one doing the looking. … Continue Reading “Easter Sunday Move Along, Folks. Nothing to see Here”
Let the Same Mind Be in You
Palm Sunday The first stories I remember hearing from my dad as a young boy were about the Hatfields and the McCoys in Kentucky and West Virginia. These families had been feuding for generations. The thing had gone on for so long that people… Continue Reading “Let the Same Mind Be in You”
Irrational Exuberance
As we were in the midst of the housing bubble and the era of highly inflated stock prices, Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan, a most dour sort, in a speech on the economy referred to the danger of over-inflated values with the term, “irrational exuberance.” … Continue Reading “Irrational Exuberance”
To a Far Country
When I was a young boy and I would insist that other kids were far better off than I – “Jimmy doesn’t have to mow the lawn. He doesn’t have to waste his whole Saturday. How come I have to? He has a much… Continue Reading “To a Far Country”
Today, Tomorrow, and the Next Day
Yet Today, Tomorrow, and the Next Day Year C, 2nd Sunday of Lent Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18; Psalm 27:10-18; Philippians 3:17-4:1; Luke 13:31-35 Preached March 17, 2019 St. Francis Episcopal Mission, San Bernardino The Rev. John C. Forney The other day over coffee and donuts… Continue Reading “Today, Tomorrow, and the Next Day”
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