Monthly Archives: February 2012

a sermon delivered on January 29, 2012 at Sayville Congregational United Church of Christ We begin at the end, because the story of Kurt Gödel does not end well, and hopefully this sermon will. Gödel was one of the three great minds of the early 20th century who closed the door on the great project … Continue reading →

a sermon delivered January 22, 2012 at Sayville Congregational United Church of Christ I got on the train, like I had many times before that year. I had my backpack, my passport, a baguette, sausage and cheese in case I got hungry. I also had my Thomas Cooke guide with train schedules for all of … Continue reading →

a sermon delivered on January 15th, 2012 at Sayville Congregational United Church of Christ Scholar John Dominic Crossan stated the problem succinctly when it comes to how we interpret the Bible. Either the ancients wrote a text they believed to be literally true, and many of us are smart enough to read it symbolically; or, … Continue reading →

It is not uncommon for folks, on learning that I am a Christian minister, to say to me something like this: “Well, all paths lead to the same place.” I usually politely nod, move on to other topics. But I don’t really believe it. As we begin our three week sermon series on “Lessons Learned … Continue reading →