December 4, 2025
In this post, Tony engages with biblical narratives in relation to animal studies, vegetarianism, and the politics of subversion in religious and cultural contexts.
October 11, 2025
This sermon reflects on love and unity amid conflict, providing insights on managing anger and nurturing connections.
September 7, 2025
What does speaking the truth in love mean? It means sharing truth with a sense of irony. Truth is just not that serious. Truth is (un)serious.
December 13, 2024
This essay explores the themes of compassion and anger through the lens of the Gospel of Luke's Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus (16:19-31). It emphasizes the significance of canine compassion in the parable, contrasting it with human tendencies toward retributive anger. The author argues for a commitment to compassion beyond societal judgments of worth, advocating for a collective respect for equal dignity.
October 23, 2024
In this essay, I argue that Mary is a figure of the Spirit of God. Matthew defines the Spirit in and through Mary, described in and through a tradition of maternal rebellion and survival. Matthew's Jesus, who is of Mary, of the Spirit, incarnates a non-standard, "feminine" messianism. And we will, too—if we are of Jesus.
A Sermon Based On Deuteronomy 5:12-15 and Mark 2:23-3:6 [5/20/24: Sermon writing is a laborious process, and most clergy spend a lot of time, in the midst of hospital visits, countless meetings and emails, and other obligations, getting it just right. I posted my first draft of this sermon, to be given June 2nd, on May 15th. It has undergone a lot of changes, but I think I am hitting the right notes now. **Guiding statement: I propose to preach that we rest from cruel dominion, from thwarting animal justice and restoration, and to the end of becoming compassionate and
April 12, 2024
* In a recent dream, I was surprised by the appearance of the Greek word for S/spirit, πνεῦμα. It was a well-planned move, coming just after what was a disturbing scene. Another surprise: the ν and εῦ of πνεῦμα reversed places. A third surprise: the meaning of the new word, πεῦνμα, was explicitly spelled out in the dream. In the lexicon of the dream, πεῦνμα means companionship. ** In dreams, unconscious thoughts are translated into consciously recognizable/acceptable forms. The goal of the dream is not to disturb consciousness (because the purpose of dreams is to keep us asleep). If consciousness
July 7, 2026
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