Rev. Ben preaches on 2 Timothy, which naturally leads to an encouragement of heretical thinking, which in turn leads to a discussion of lasagna. Read 2 Timothy 3:14 on Bibles.org

Rev. Ben preaches on Luke’s story of Jesus and the ten lepers, connecting it to the need to understand those who are different from us, and to see how they have changed us for the better. read Luke 17:11-19 on Bibles.org

On World Communion Sunday, Rev Ben preaches on Psalm 137 — one of the most difficult in the Bible — and draws out its message of ending the cycle of violence found in empires such as America’s.

Rev. Ben uses Luke’s story of Lazarus to remind us that those with resources are called to help the poor, who bear a disproportionate burden of the effects of climate change.

Rev Ben preaches about division: it may be uncomfortable, and it may not fit our image of Jesus’ message, but it is frequently the only way to a truly united and just society. Read Luke 12:49-56 on Bibles.org

Rev. Ben responds to our plague of gun violence with a declaration of the sanctity of human life.

Rev. Ben sings, and preaches, on Luke’s story of the persistently knocking neighbor, connecting it to the need to examine the state of our souls by looking at what we want most deeply. Read Luke 11:1-13

If kindness and compassion are only skin deep, they can crack like a shell when a demagogue stirs things up. In these crazy times, we need goodness in the depths of our being – what St. Paul called “being in Christ”.

What do two parts of the Bible, Leviticus and Revelations, have in common – aside from being difficult? They remind us that we’re all immigrants, and God wants us to live together in harmony.

Rev. Ben ruminates on what we know and don’t know about bears — and about the pagan roots of Christian practice — and how this knowledge should lead us to openness and inclusion. Read Galatians 3:23-29 on Bibles.org