Sermon podcast from the Transfiguration Sunday, 2-11-24 worship service - Peace Memorial Church, UCC in Palos Park, IL. Mark 9:2-9
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2/16/2021
Voice - Mark 9:2-9 - Transfiguration - 2-14-21
Sermon podcast from the Sunday, 2-14-21 online worship service - St. Paul's UCC in Downers Grove, IL. Mark 9:2-9
2/15/2018
Voice
Sermon podcast from Sunday, February 11, 2018 at St. Paul's UCC in Downers Grove, IL. Mark 9:2-9
"Voice" podcast
"Voice" podcast
2/15/2015
A Voice
This week's Bible reflection (Collar) started a little fun with laundry and dazzling clothes as part of today's Transfiguration Sunday sermon at St. Paul's UCC in Downers Grove.
"A Voice" podcast
"A Voice" podcast
2/09/2015
Collar
I looked at one of my white dress shirts a few days back. It
seemed a little worse for wear. It had all its buttons and it even fit well,
but the collar, something that used to be as bright white as the shirt, was no
longer, uh, dazzling.
I’ve tried special “ring around the collar” laundry
detergents. I’ve tried bleach. I’ve
asked the cleaners to pay special attention to the discolored collar. I’ve even tried some of the “miracle white” type
“amazing” detergents.
The collar was, and still is, no longer dazzling.
I bought a new shirt. It looks nice. And I’ve gotta say that the collar is . . . dazzling.
In this week’s Bible reading from Mark 9:2-9, Jesus went up on the mountain with Peter, James, and John. While they were up there, Jesus didn’t get a new shirt. Instead, his clothes became dazzling white – like no detergent, bleach, laundry specialist, “miracle white” detergent, or even a new shirt could become.
What did it mean? Peter had no idea. I think he saw the dazzling Jesus and said the first thing that he could think of that didn’t sound completely off.
“This is good – let me help everyone feel at home.”
I love that Peter’s first thought was about hospitality in a situation that was unnerving, surprising, and terrifying.
I wonder if he asked if he could get a new shirt, too- or at least a way to make his clothes look like that.
2/18/2012
A Voice
This week's Bible reflection (New shirt) is all dressed up and ready as Sunday's sermon at Union Congregational United Church of Christ in Somonauk, IL.
"A Voice" text
"A Voice" podcast
"A Voice" text
"A Voice" podcast
2/15/2012
New Shirt
I looked at one of my white dress shirts a few days back. It
seemed a little worse for wear. It had all its buttons and it even fit well,
but the collar, something that used to be as bright white as the shirt, was no
longer, uh, dazzling.
I’ve tried special “ring around the collar” laundry
detergents. I’ve tried bleach. I’ve
asked the cleaners to pay special attention to the discolored collar. I’ve even tried some of the “miracle white” type
“amazing” detergents.
The collar was, and still is, no longer dazzling.
I bought a new shirt. It looks nice. And I’ve gotta say that the collar is . . .
dazzling.
In this week’s Bible reading from Mark 9:2-9, Jesus went up
on the mountain with Peter, James, and John.
While they were up there, Jesus didn’t get a new shirt. Instead, his clothes became dazzling white –
like no detergent, bleach, laundry specialist, “miracle white” detergent, or
even a new shirt could become.
What did it mean? Peter had no idea. I think he saw the
dazzling Jesus and said the first thing that he could think of that didn’t
sound completely off.
“This is good – let me help everyone feel at home.”
I love that Peter’s first thought was about hospitality in a
situation that was unnerving, surprising, and terrifying.
I wonder if he asked if he could get a new shirt, too- or at
least a way to make his clothes look like that.
2/22/2009
Sodium Percarbonate
Monday's i.ucc Bible study blog post (Laundry) got a really 'scientific-ey' sounding renaming and is now the Sunday morning sermon for Union Congregational Church, United Church of Christ in Somonauk, IL
2/16/2009
Laundry
Here's this week's Bible study blog entry for i.ucc
My parents taught me how to use a washing machine to do laundry. I learned about how to fill the machine, how to keep the colors vibrant and how to get even the white fabrics sparkling clean.
I didn’t always pay attention to what I’d learned, however. I can remember several occasions where I had clothes that were splotched or still encrusted with laundry powder. (Did you ever to that by putting too much laundry in the machine?) To this day I still have problems filling the basket too full – resulting in a loud banging as the spin cycle attempts to spin an unbalanced load.
I would say that I do laundry ‘adequately.’ Things turn out pretty well and I don’t often have to do the ‘smell test’ on a piece of clothing to make sure it’s either clean or at least wearable. (Before you say ‘Eeeeww!’, think back to the most recent time you’ve done a ‘smell test.’)
No one, however, has ever remarked that my clothes look “dazzling white, such as no one on earth could bleach them.”
I’ve seen folks wear dazzling outfits, but I don’t think I could describe any clothes I’ve ever seen that I could describe that way, either.
In this week’s Bible reading from Mark 9:2-9, that is exactly, however, as Jesus’ clothes are described from the time he was up on the mountain with Peter, James and John.
No matter how many laundry lessons we take and no matter how many ‘miracle laundry stain removers’ we use, we’ll never get clothes that dazzling.
Is it fair to draw the conclusion that no matter how much we try, we can never ‘clean up our act’ enough to make it as dazzlingly perfect as God? Is it also fair to say that even though we may be afraid and unable to say anything that makes much sense, that we’re invited to be on the journey with Jesus?
What are your thoughts?
My parents taught me how to use a washing machine to do laundry. I learned about how to fill the machine, how to keep the colors vibrant and how to get even the white fabrics sparkling clean.
I didn’t always pay attention to what I’d learned, however. I can remember several occasions where I had clothes that were splotched or still encrusted with laundry powder. (Did you ever to that by putting too much laundry in the machine?) To this day I still have problems filling the basket too full – resulting in a loud banging as the spin cycle attempts to spin an unbalanced load.
I would say that I do laundry ‘adequately.’ Things turn out pretty well and I don’t often have to do the ‘smell test’ on a piece of clothing to make sure it’s either clean or at least wearable. (Before you say ‘Eeeeww!’, think back to the most recent time you’ve done a ‘smell test.’)
No one, however, has ever remarked that my clothes look “dazzling white, such as no one on earth could bleach them.”
I’ve seen folks wear dazzling outfits, but I don’t think I could describe any clothes I’ve ever seen that I could describe that way, either.
In this week’s Bible reading from Mark 9:2-9, that is exactly, however, as Jesus’ clothes are described from the time he was up on the mountain with Peter, James and John.
No matter how many laundry lessons we take and no matter how many ‘miracle laundry stain removers’ we use, we’ll never get clothes that dazzling.
Is it fair to draw the conclusion that no matter how much we try, we can never ‘clean up our act’ enough to make it as dazzlingly perfect as God? Is it also fair to say that even though we may be afraid and unable to say anything that makes much sense, that we’re invited to be on the journey with Jesus?
What are your thoughts?
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