Prophets in Babylon   Jeremiah 29:1 These are the words of the letter that the prophet Jeremiah sent from Jerusalem to the remainder of the elders among the exiles, and to the priests, the prophets, and all the people, the women, children, and men whom Nebuchadnezzar had taken into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon. 2...... Read More

Shrove Tuesday   (Cued up to amazing music ministry before sermon) Isaiah 25:1-10; Luke 5:29-37 (Gafney)   Laissez les bons temps rouler! Let the good times roll!   In the Name of God who is Life, Liberation and Love. Jesus was posted up with the party people. They were getting their eat and their drink...... Read More

A Sermon for McAfee School of Theology Jeremiah 17 7          Blessed is the one who trusts in the Author of Life,             For whom the Womb of Life is their trust. 8          That person shall be like a tree transplanted by water,            and by the stream stretching out its roots.             It shall...... Read More

Wisdom the Mother of Salvation Epiphany V: A Women’s Lectionary for the Whole Church Year C Proverbs 8:1–4, 10–17; Psalm 111; James 3:13–18 ; Luke 7:18–35     Does not Wisdom call… Holy Fount of Wisdom, I dare suggest that is not the question. The question for our time is not, “is Wisdom calling.” It...... Read More

Wil was part of a panel talking about “Comparing Trump to biblical kings troubles some people of faith” in a segment on the Monday, January 20, 2025, (Inauguration Day) edition of NPR’s All Things Considered. The piece, reported by NPR Religion Correspondent Jason DeRose, discusses how “…since the advent of Donald Trump onto the political...... Read More

Sojourners has named A Women’s Lectionary for the Whole Church (Year 1) one of the Best of Faith and Justice Books of the Century (So Far). Rose Marie Berger, Sojourners senior editor, wrote on January 15: “Gafney, one of our greatest biblical interpreters, delivers fresh voices and perspectives out of scripture’s ancient texts. As a...... Read More

4 August The Widows Cry Proper 13: Ruth 1:15–22; Psalm 44:1–4, 8, 17, 23–26; Acts 6:1–6; Luke 18:1–8 (AWL)     May God who is Majesty, Mercy, and Mystery speak words of life, love, and liberation through these words. Amen. Come, let us talk story. The story I will tell you is not my story...... Read More

Isaiah 61:1–4, 8–10; Psalm 133; 2 Corinthians 2:14–16; Mark 14:3–9 A Women’s Lectionary for the Whole Church   In the name of the One who waded in the waters of Miryam’s womb, walked the way of suffering as one of the woman-born, and woke from the grasp of death in the deep darkness of the...... Read More

“I rebuke you in the name of Jesus.” ~ *the last words of Sonya Massey Every person raised in a certain kind of black church knows the power and gravity of those words. Those are the words to be said when facing the evil that has walked in your door and will soon take your...... Read More

21 July: Proper 11, A Women’s Lectionary for the Whole Church Ruth 1:1–14; Psalm 80:1–7; 1 Thessalonians 5:12–24; Mark 12:41–44Let us pray: May God who is Majesty, Mercy and Mystery speak words of life, hope and healing through these words. Amen.   How long O Lord?! The cry of the psalmist is the cry of...... Read More