Liz Cooledge Jenkins

Tag: church

  • Keep listening and don’t give up (a sermon on the Transfiguration, Luke 9:28-36)

    Hi friends, I wanted to share with y’all a sermon I got to guest preach last weekend. It’s on the biblical story of the Transfiguration, with the current U.S. political context very much in mind. Working through this text helped me see some glimmers of hope in a difficult time, and I hope it might…

  • What’s this dude doing? A sermon on John 2:13-22 and Jesus turning over the tables (part 1)

    Hi friends, I recently had the chance to preach a guest sermon on John 2:13-22, the passage where Jesus flips over some flippin’ tables.  Here’s the story, as the NRSV translation tells it: 13 The Passover of the Jews was near, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 14 In the temple he found people selling…

  • Out there on the web: book excerpts and bonuses, all the Audre Lorde quotes, and more

    Hi friends, It’s been a minute (more precisely, since November) since I’ve done an “out there on the web” post, meant to draw your attention to what I’ve been writing in places that are not here. These are a few things I’d love to share with you: New Year New Substack The new Substack is…

  • Where We Meet (A Lenten Devotional)

    Hi friends, Who knew that The Upper Room had a progressive side? Maybe you did; I sure didn’t.  So I was delighted when one of their folks reached out and asked if I’d like to take a look at their new Lenten devotional book: Where We Meet: A Lenten Study of Systems, Stories, and Hope.…

  • We predated evangelicalism

    Hi friends, Where did most of January go? I have no idea. But I do have a random thought for you today. I recently read poet Maggie Smith’s memoir You Could Make This Place Beautiful, and I was struck by this line: “I predated this shit, the music reminded me, and I would outlast it.”…

  • The directions God is always moving (still more of a sermon on Acts 10:1-23)

    Hi friends, For a couple weeks now, with the exception of a book launch announcement (woohoo!), I’ve been sharing parts of a sermon I got to preach recently on Acts 10:1-23. The first part is here, and it’s about being open to growth and learning, even after we’ve been on a journey for a while…

  • It’s okay to be baffled: (more of) a sermon on Acts 10:1-23

    Hi friends, This week I want to share with you the second of three reflections from a sermon I got to preach at my church a few weeks ago. (The sermon is here if you prefer to watch/listen; the first reflection is here. The scripture text is Acts 10:1-23.) — Peter is on a journey…

  • Nice Churchy Patriarchy launches today!

    Hi friends, It’s today!!! I can’t believe this book is finally out there in the world. A man told me recently – unasked, of course – that publishing a book is like giving birth but harder. This struck me as a confusing mix of kind of funny but also highly offensive to all humans who…

  • What are you currently learning? (Part of) a sermon on Acts 10:1-23

    Hi friends, I recently got to preach at my church on Acts 10:1-23. Peter and Cornelius, what a story. I’d encourage you to take a look at the passage here. The church service is also recorded here (and the sermon starts here around 56:53). The way I see it, there are three main thoughts that…

  • Two weeks until book launch!

    Hi friends, It feels like a bit of a strange time to be launching a book into the world. By which I mean, it’s a strange thing to hold all of the pain and grief and oppression of our world—and especially, currently, of the Palestinian people—while also holding the goodness and joy, the things to…