“Live the Life” James 1:19-27 I was thirteen years old when a friend invited me on a fishing trip with him and his father. They’d bought a new boat and planned to take it out for the first time. After putting in at the harbor, we trolled around the lake until we found what my friend’s father deemed a suitable fishing hole. He cut the engine and pointed to the anchor lying next to my feet. He said, “Mark, can you do the honors? The anchor weighed about ten pounds and was tied to a thick nylon … [Read more...]
Words of Revolution: Our Father
“Words of Revolution: Our Father” Galatians 4:1-10 Rev. Mark Feldmeir A burglar broke into a house in the middle of the night. As he tiptoed through the house, he heard a voice in the darkness. It said, "Jesus... is watching you." The burglar froze in his tracks and waited quietly. He took another step, and again he heard the voice. "Jesus... is watching you." Scanning the room with his flashlight he noticed a birdcage in the corner. A parrot was perched calmly in the cage. "Was that you?" … [Read more...]
He Ain’t Heavy
Genesis 33:1-15 Rev. Mark Feldmeir A preacher is given a parrot as a gift from a parishioner, and it turns out that the parrot swears like a sailor. Every word out of the bird's mouth is laced with profanity. The swearing goes on day after day, until one day the preacher finally snaps, grabs the bird by the throat, and demands that he clean up his language. This just makes the parrot swear even more, so the preacher, desperate for some peace and quiet, throws the parrot into the freezer and … [Read more...]
The Walking Wounded
“The Walking Wounded” Genesis 32:22-31 Rev. Mark Feldmeir A cab driver arrives at the Pearly Gates and announces his presence to St. Peter, who looks him up in his Big Book. Upon reading the entry, St. Peter hands the cabby a robe and a golden staff and opens the gates. A preacher is next in line. He announces himself to St. Peter, and upon scanning the preacher's entry in the Big Book, St. Peter furrows his brow and says, "I suppose we'll let you in, but you only get the cloth robe and … [Read more...]
Wide Awake
“Wide Awake” Genesis 28 Several years ago, as a farewell gift, my former congregation in Rancho Santa Margarita presented me with a signed and numbered lithograph by the Russian-born French artist, Marc Chagall, whose work I have long admired and who is one the most celebrated artists of the twentieth century. As an artist, Chagall drew deeply on the resources of the unconscious and the dreamy, surreal world of Jewish myth and fable, where fiddlers dance and livestock drift above the earth … [Read more...]
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