Author: Reed Fowler

like a wound like holding a baby like caressing a lover's face like aching hearts.

epiphany 7 the gospel of luke 6:27-38 psalm 37:1-11, 39-40for St. Paul's House, a Lutheran Life Community, February 24, 2019 - - - - - Beloveds, grace and compassion to you from God our Creator, Jesus the Christ, and the Holy Spirit. Amen. Today’s Gospel text is a continuation of Jesus’ sermon on the plain. … Continue reading A Sermon on Transformative Shame →

As a non-binary seminarian in the ELCA (Evangelical Lutheran Church of America), I know that #transpeoplearedivine and #transphobiaisasin. support the #blacktransprayerbook! https://www.gofundme.com/black-trans-prayer-book

epiphany 2.the gospel of john 2:1-11.for St. Paul's House, a Lutheran Life Community, January 20, 2019. - - - - - Grace and peace to you through God who is Creator, Christ who is Resurrected, and the Holy Spirit who is still and always moving in our world. As many of you know, I am … Continue reading A Sermon on God’s Hospitality →

Stand Your Ground: Black Bodies and the Justice of God (Kelly Douglas Brown) Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds (adrienne maree brown) Brilliant Imperfection: Grappling with Cure (Eli Clare) Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice (Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha) What About the Rest of Your Life (Sung Yim) Honorable mention from 2017: Queer Virtue (Elizabeth Edman) First … Continue reading Five Transformative Books I Read in 2018 (in the order I read them) →

advent 3.the gospel of luke 3:7-18.for St. Paul's House, a Lutheran Life Community, December 16, 2018. - - - - - Grace and peace to you, beloveds, from God who is justice, Jesus Christ who is redeemer, and the Holy Spirit who is with us all. Amen. John the Baptist is a prophet living in … Continue reading A Sermon on Challenge and Joy →

2 samuel 6:1-5, 12b-19for "preaching the plenary" at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, December 2018. - - - - The carnival, a festival of reversals, where the oppressed celebrate as kings, has unclear but ancient origins. It is connected to early ritual gatherings marking the rebirth of the world in winter, to Roman … Continue reading A Sermon on David’s Dance →

romans 8:5-8for "pastoral care and mental illness" at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, November 2018. - - - - Grace and peace to you, beloveds of God. This excerpt from Paul’s letter to the Romans sets up a duality of flesh and spirit. Flesh is meant as aspects of the body; short-term gratification; … Continue reading A Sermon on the Spirit and Recovery →

romans 8:12-17for "preaching the plenary" at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, November 2018. - - - - I have been deeply impacted by the latest climate report. In it, I learned that at the rate corporations and privileged countries are moving, we only have about a ten-year window to dramatically slow climate change, … Continue reading A Sermon on Fear and the Spirit →

reformation sunday/23rd sunday after pentecost.the gospel of mark, 10:46-52.for St. Paul's House, a Lutheran Life Community, October 28, 2018 - - - - - Beloveds, my heart is heavy from the sins of White supremacy and anti-Semitism that are engrained in our culture and manifested this week. Before we explore today's Gospel text, I would … Continue reading A Sermon on Crying Out →