Rev. Ben preaches on the Noah’s Ark story, taking both a modern and ancient approach, and finding messages of comfort in both interpretations. For the reading, Rev. Ben quoted the Noah story from Bill Moyers’ Genesis series. Read the summary and see clips from the series

Rev Ben preaches on the the Feast of St. David, connecting his story to a heresy that still drives us towards unattainable perfection and unrealistic levels of happiness.

Rev. Ben preaches on the seemingly impossible standards set by Jesus’ challenging ‘salt of the earth’ teaching, and how it calls us to active morality & welcoming grace into our lives. Read Matthew 5:13-20 on Bibles.org

Rev. Ben discusses his recent silent retreat at New Clairvaux monastery, and what it taught him about prayer, silence and wise foolishness. Read First Corinthians 1:20-31 on Bibles.org

On MLK weekend, Rev. Ben invites us into the miry bog of Psalm 40 to work for a better, more just world.

Rev. Ben preaches on Acts 10:34 and its call for worldwide unity, connecting it to the need to resist war, particularly a war with our Iranian friends and fellow children of God. Read Acts 10:34-48 on Bibles.org

Rev. Ben preaches on epiphany, calling us to seeing the world in new and different ways, even when it leads us to challenging and difficult ways of seeing the world. Read Matthew 2:1-12 on Bible.org

Rev Ben reflects on Isaiah’s vision of peace, reminding us that we are called to make this vision manifest on Earth by working for justice and for an end to poverty. Read Isaiah 11:1-11 on Bibles.org

On Christ the King Sunday, we are reminded that God abides: all that is beautiful and holy infuses us and the world around us. Prayer can be a way of reminding ourselves of that and summoning the strength within us. You got this!

Pondering the apocalypse story of Luke 21:5, Rev Ben discusses whether creativity is OK to pursue when the world seems to be spinning out of control.