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November 2012

November 21, 2012

thanksgiving week part two: my sermon last night

1 Chronicles 16:34Oh Give thanks to the Lord for he is good;for his steadfast love...

October 2012

October 08, 2012

my sermon from sunday: mark 5:1-20

Here is a link to the audio. And here is Matt's really excellent class--Part One....

April 2012

April 08, 2012

my sermon for the vigil

The whole story of God and Israel is like one of those awful love stories—you...

February 2012

February 18, 2012

my talk last night at iv

The total lack of blogging is not because I was actually writing this talk but...

January 2012

January 01, 2012

my sermon from this morning: luke 2

Good Morning! Happy New Year! Today is a big day in the church. Besides being...

November 2011

November 27, 2011

my sermon from this morning: jonah 1

Today is the first Sunday of Advent, the first day of the new church year--Happy...

November 22, 2011

my sermon from the service tonight: psalm 34

Apparently I preached for 15 minutes instead of 5. Oops.This psalm, psalm 34, is attributed...

October 2011

October 23, 2011

my sermon from this morning: matthew 22

We'll be in Matthew 22 again today if you'd like to have it open.We’re going...

September 2011

September 04, 2011

My Sermon from this morning: Matthew 18

Matthew 18 is one of those scripture references that Christians can easily toss at each...

July 2011

July 24, 2011

Sermon from this morning: Colossians 4:5-6

The motto of very many Christians, in the west, as we huddle together with our...

June 2011

June 13, 2011

Sermon on the Feast of Pentecost

We’ll be mainly in Acts 2 this morning, if you’d like to go there in...

May 2011

May 29, 2011

My sermon from this morning: Colossians 3:18

It’s a pleasure to be here with you this morning for this difficult and probably...

May 20, 2011

Because it just can’t be passed up

I expect you're settling in to enjoy a quiet Friday evening and were casting about...

April 2011

April 27, 2011

Sermon from the Vigil

I preached at the Easter Vigil as I usually do. Well, 'preach' is kind of...

April 04, 2011

Sermon: Colossians 3:11

I was going to take out all the line breaks but I'm too tired. Don't...

January 2011

January 19, 2011

Matt’s Sermon from Sunday

Matt's sermon was so helpful to me this week. I thought I'd share it with...

December 2010

December 19, 2010

My sermon from this morning: Colossians 1:18-20

A few weeks ago the country of Cote d’Ivoire held presidential elections. RCI is afflicted...

November 2010

November 23, 2010

An Alien Joy–Thanksgiving Sermonette for the Southside Ecumenical Service

About a month ago, in the middle of grading a geography exam, I was overcome by...

October 2010

October 10, 2010

Sermon: Feast of St. Francis/Blessing of the Beasts

I, as usual, never intended such a long blog break. Actually, I intended no break...

October 10, 2010

Sermon: Feast of St. Francis/Blessing of the Beasts

I, as usual, never intended such a long blog break. Actually, I intended no break...

June 2010

June 07, 2010

Sermon from Yesterday: Part Two on the Holy Spirit

[This is a collaborative effort, a sermon by committee if you will. Matt wrote it...

May 2010

May 16, 2010

Sunday Sermon: Acts 1:1-11, the Ascension of or Lord

I mourn for you, having to listen to me on the Feast of the Ascension....

April 2010

April 05, 2010

The Great Vigil of Easter: Sermon, Year C

Let's begin in Matthew. If you want to open your Bible,its Matthew 28.Its before dawn.I...

April 02, 2010

Sermon: Maundy Thursday Year C

I see looking out over the vast throng that many of you were here on...

March 2010

March 28, 2010

Sermon: Philippians 2:5-11

This is basically what I preached this morning. I veered more off my text than...

February 2010

February 23, 2010

conversation and a sermon

Alouicious has just made an astounding discovery."Why don't we all sleep in here as a...

February 07, 2010

My Sermon for This Morning

We're continuing with the next two verses of 1 Thessalonians 5, if you would be...

December 2009

December 30, 2009

My Sermon from Sunday: Galatians 4:4

Just about to start getting ready to take 3 kids for their well baby's. They...

November 2009

November 25, 2009

my preach moment from last night’s thanksgiving service

Providentially, I had hoped, I and so many of my small children went to see...

August 2009

August 31, 2009

Oh and I forgot

Matt's sermon yesterday was really personally encouraging to me, and I hope to you. Also,...