Hope in a Minor Key
I. Opening Lyric – The Song as a Sermon “Lord, don’t move this mountain, but give me the strength to climb.<br>Lord, don’t take away my stumbling blocks, but guide me, …
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One for the Jukebox, One for the Bus Fare: A Gospel of Survival
Johnnie Taylor told a story in Last Two Dollars that sits right next to the story of Elijah and the widow at Zarephath. Both are women at the bottom. Both …
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Sabbath in a Blues Key
When I entered Vanderbilt Divinity School, a place outside my denomination, I carried a question with me: What happens when the theology I was raised in collides with the theology …
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Blues Christology: Jesus Did Not Sidestep the Blues
James Cone once declared that “Jesus is Black.” By this, he didn’t mean melanin; he meant that Jesus identifies with the oppressed, the disinherited, the crucified peoples of the world. …
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The Blues and Eschatology: Hope in the Dirt
Too many sermons hang hope on two hooks. Some promise heaven tomorrow — a mansion over the hilltop, streets of gold, no more crying. Others promise a hookup tomorrow — …
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01 – A – RCL – March at Midnight
Isaiah 2:1–5 March at Midnight The church year don’t start at high noon. It doesn’t begin when the sun’s shining, the bills are paid, the choir is tight, and everybody’s …
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