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Year B Proper 27: All
Naomi had lost everything. She had nothing left to lose, nowhere left to go but home, no one on whom to lean, on whom she had a claim. So she gave it all up, sent her daughters-in-law away, tore up … Continue reading
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Tagged 1 Kings 17:7-24, Elijah, loss, Mark 12:38-44, Naomi, Ruth, widow of Zarephath, widow's mite, worship
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Year B: All Saints
I want to talk today about baptism, and our participation in our baptismal covenant. Baptism is and has always been an important stage in the Christian journey: it was one of the two sacraments commanded and enacted by Jesus himself, … Continue reading
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Tagged All Saints, baptism, baptismal covenant, community, godparents, Hallowe'en, Hurricane Sandy, Jesus, Lazarus
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Year B Proper 24: Skip to glory
sermon for Sunday, October 21, 2012, Church of the Epiphany, Euclid, Ohio “You do not know what you are asking.” That was Jesus’ first response to James and John’s audacious requests for the places of highest honour in Jesus’ coming … Continue reading
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Tagged discipleship, james and john, Jesus, Mark 10:35-45, theology of glory, theology of the cross, Year B Proper 24
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Choices
From today’s lectionary selection: “When the swineherds saw what had happened, they ran off and told it in the city and in the country. Then people came out to see what had happened, and when they came to Jesus, they … Continue reading
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Tagged Daily Office, demoniac, election season, Gerasene man, Jesus, Legion, Luke 8:26-39, swine
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Year B Proper 23: sermon
A sermon for October 14th 2012, preached at Church of the Epiphany, Euclid, Ohio There’s a novel by Nick Hornby which I read some years ago called How to Be Good.* In it, the protagonist, an ordinary, grumpy, middle-aged man, … Continue reading
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Tagged discipleship, Frederick Buechner, Hebrews 4:12-16, Jesus, Job 23, Mark 10:17-31, Nick Hornby, Psalm 22, rich young man, Year B Proper 23
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Year B Proper 23: Some novel assistance
Some further deliberations on the rich young man gospel (Mark 10: 17-31), with help from a Nick Hornby novel.* (Sunday sermon spoiler alert!): There’s a novel by Nick Hornby which I read some years ago called How to be Good. … Continue reading
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Tagged How to Be Good, Jesus, Mark 10:17-31, Nick Hornby, novel, rich young man, sermon
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Year B Proper 23: Poor little rich boy
“No one is good but God.” It was a warning. It was the truth. The rich young ruler had plenty of responsibilities weighing him down like heavy garments, like fur rugs and gold chains. He was weary; he was worried. … Continue reading
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Tagged Jesus, Mark 10:17-31, rich young ruler, Year B Proper 23
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Year B Proper 24: Sunday sermon spoiler alert
“You do not know what you are asking.” One commentator that I read this week suggested that when James and John asked to sit at the right and the left hand of Jesus when he came into his glory, they … Continue reading →