How to Move On

This sermon was a special request from one of our parishioners, and it deals with breakups and how to move on afterwards. I suggest a step-by-step method for moving on that involves hate and love in equal doses.

Playlist:

Rock with you by Michael Jackson

Black or white by Michael Jackson

Man in the mirror by Michael Jackson

Objectumsexuality

Sermon for April 23, 2009.

In this sermon, I discuss people’s love affairs with objects, buildings, cities, and other sexualizations of man-made structures.

Playlist:

Parallel Lines by Junior Boys

The Simple Life by The Juan Maclean

Thank you for sending me an angel by Talking Heads

2/1 from Music for Airports by Brian Eno

Referenced materials:

Married to the Eiffel Tower

Delerious New York cover image

The Cruise

The Vertical Tourist

Man on Wire

Soulful Ladies

For this sermon, I was inspired by the album “feelin’ bitchy” which was featured on a WFMU blogpost a couple of years ago. I love music by women who put their heart (usually broken) and soul into their singing. As a result, this sermon is longer than usual and much more music-filled. Enjoy.

Track List:
The Man I Love – Billie Holiday
Take Yo’ Praise – Camille Yarbrough
90% of Me is You – Gwen McRae
East of the Sun (And West of the Moon) – Sarah Vaughn
I Want to Know – Sugar Pie De Santo
Here I Sit – The Ronnettes
Breakin up Somebody’s Home – Denise Le Salle
Mississippi Godamn – Nina Simone
Feelin’ Bitchy Medley – Steinski

Guo Xi, Early Spring, dated 1072 CE

Spring

In this sermon, I discuss the most transformative of seasons, when the winter thaws and we all come back to life. The music was inspired by a recent karaoke outing, otherwise known as Church of Friend Choir Practice.

Track List:

Just Dropped in by Kenny Rogers

Nights on Broadway by the Bee Gees

Jolene by Dolly Parton

Thank You Too! by My Morning Jacket

Wig in a Box by Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Love You Inside and Out by the Bee Gees

Save the Best for Last by Vanessa Williams

What is Love by Haddaway

The Ides of March

In this sermon I discuss augury, fortune telling, trying to predict the future.

The music this week was lifted from Episode #456 of Beats in Space, my very favorite radio program. There’s two and a half hours of awesome music coming out each week. The DJ, Tim Sweeney, went all funky 70’s on us a few weeks ago, and I’m hooked! The first song is Baby Strange, by T.Rex and the second song is All Right Now by Witch Queen, which I think is a cover of a Yes song. Anyone know if I’m right? So yeah, I know it’s cheating to cut from his podcast, but I really want everyone to go to his site and check it out.

Doppelganger

In this sermon, I relate the rather uncanny story of finding someone who appeared to be my exact duplicate and following him home.

Playlist:

I’ll be your mirror by The Velvet Underground

Double shadow by Junior Boys

Post Script:
A few nights later, I dreamt that I had two bodies. I had suddenly made this discovery, that I had two identical bodies between which I switched occasionally. Immediately, I realized an instant benefit: I could cut my own hair. I could be in one body and cut the hair of the other. I was thrilled.

Consciousness

In this sermon I discuss the ever perplexing question of human consciousness and my views on solipsism.

Playlist:

Kiss my name by Antony and the Johnsons

Aeon by Antony and the Johnsons

Poison or Remedy?

In this sermon, I discuss the intersection of poison and remedy, as inspired by the excellent music of Glass Candy (click on the photo to go to their site). So often it is difficult to tell the poison from the remedy, and they switch roles frequently.

Playlist:

Authenticity

Mistakes

In this sermon I discuss mistakes. Ones that I have made, and mistakes in general.