Psalm 23 I don’t know much about shepherds. Even though I grew up in farm country, everyone had cows and pigs. I … More
Author: toddweir1
I am a progressive pastor, writer and leadership coach in Northampton, MA. I blog at Bloomingcactus about spiritual and religious issues, I also enjoy cooking, gardening and biking.
Easter in a Time of Pandemic
Luke 11:20, Mark 15:21 – First Sunday after Easter A reflection on Simon of Cyrene, cross-bearer Easter is over, now … More
Some Parades Aren’t Meant to Be
Matthew 21:1-17 Palm Sunday I love a good parade – always have. As a child my mother loaded me in a … More
Can These Dry Bones Live?
Ezekiel 37: 1-14 Can you still remember what you gave up for Lent? We have given up a lot in the … More
Faith in a Time of Fear
Exodus 17:1-7 Preached on the first Sunday of the COVID-19 suspension of public worship. I was taken aback when I … More
Was Eve Wrong?
Genesis 2:15-17, 3:1-7 We know the story. Adam and Eve. The snake and the apple. The Fall and the end of paradise. Despite all … More
Tired of Living on the Edge?
Luke 21: 5-19 Do you ever feel tired because you been walking at the edge of the apocalypse for too … More
How to Be a Good Sinner
Luke 18:9-15 The Pharisee and the Tax Collector Let me say for the record, “I am … More
What Stops Our Gratitude?
Luke 17:11-19 – Parable of the Ten Lepers You already know how this sermon will end. It must end … More
All the Small Things
Luke 16:1-13 (Watch video here.) This is a core value: “Whoever is faithful in very little is faithful in much, … More