“A person is smart. People are dumb.”

“A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky dangerous animals and you know it. Fifteen hundred years ago everybody knew the Earth was the center of the universe. Five hundred years ago, everybody knew the Earth was flat, and fifteen minutes ago, you knew that humans were alone on this planet.” Current headlines aside, I … Continue reading “A person is smart. People are dumb.”

What is the invitation? (A Confirmation Sermon)

Today is Confirmation Sunday! For those who have never been through Confirmation an easy summary is that many of the youth here in this congregation were baptized when they were itty bitties by no choice of their own, but rather by the witness and promise of their families and their faith community to raise them … Continue reading What is the invitation? (A Confirmation Sermon)