Tradition

STATELY MANSIONS

Build thee more stately mansions, O my soul,As the swift seasons roll!Leave thy low-vaulted past!Let each new temple, nobler than the last,Shut thee from heaven with a dome more vast,Till thou at length art free,Leaving thine outgrown shell by life’s unresting sea![OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES, SR.] By now, everyone in the world has seen the stunningContinueContinue reading “STATELY MANSIONS”

THANKSGIVING: BE STILL…AND KNOW THAT I AM GOD

Adapted from a homily I preached on November 24, 2015 at the Interfaith Thanksgiving Service at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Cleveland.

The following is a portion of the homily I preached at St. John Lutheran Church in Perrysville, Ohio, on Sunday, August 30, 2015, the 14th Sunday after Pentecost. The Gospel reading was Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23. [Click HERE to read the text.] [Jesus said:] You abandon the commandment of God and hold to human tradition.” [MarkContinueContinue reading “TRADITION”