Naïveté

Sermon for Sunday August 30th, 2009.

In this sermon, I discuss the infamous Pepsi Harrier jet commercial and how it leads to the idea of protecting the naive from information that can be misinterpreted. Is there any value in naivete?

Playlist:

Many shades of black by Adele

Treason by The Teardrop Explodes

This must be the place (Naive melody) [...]

Crisis
Sermon for Sunday, August 23rd, 2009.

In this sermon I discuss the role that crisis plays in our lives, the constancy of crisis, and the connection to the human need for narrative.

Playlist:

Lay my love by Brian Eno and John Cale

Don’t leave me hanging on the telephone by Blondie

Shelter from the storm by Bob Dylan

Bridges Sermon for Sunday, August 16, 2009
In this sermon, I start with a discussion of bridges and their symbolic value as both man’s conquering of natural impediments and his ability to work with his environment. From there I spin off into vibrations, torsion, and the Celestine Prophecy.

Playlist:

Orgy by The Glove

Sunshine by Fax Yourself

Feel it! by [...]

Work

Sermon for Sunday, August 8, 2009

In this sermon I discuss the ubiquity of hating one’s job, and try to make it better by explaining how the pain of work is necessary to make the pleasure of vacation more acute.

Playlist:

Diamanadia by Souley Kante

Medo Wiase by J.A. Adofo and City Boys International

Working for the Weekend by [...]