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Monday, 19th December: The Annunciation Contd
The rest of a sermon delivered at St Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Elyria, OH, Sunday December 18th 2011 Greetings, favoured one! The Lord is with you. Mary was perplexed. She was confused, bewildered, frightened. She was thunderstruck, gobsmacked, utterly flabbergasted. She … Continue reading
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Tagged annunciation, God, Incarnation, Mary, miracles, year b advent 4
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Sunday, 18th December: Year B Advent 4: The Annunciation
“Greetings, favoured one! The Lord is with you.” Mary was perplexed. She was confused, bewildered, frightened. She was thunderstruck, gobsmacked, utterly flabbergasted. She was troubled. She was shocked. She was amazed. For all of its beauty, I am not sure … Continue reading
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Tagged annunciation, archangel, Mary, year b advent 4
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The Thessalonians (and centuries later, we) are told: “Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. Do not quench the Spirit. Do not despise the words … Continue reading
Thursday, December 8th: God’s Christmas Shopping List
Alright, so that’s tongue-in-cheek. God doesn’t need to buy gifts – God is the gift! Still, in today’s reading from Isaiah, God makes some promises: When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue is … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas, Episcopal Relief and Development, gift, God, Isaiah 41:17-18, shopping, water
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Wednesday, December 7th: Ambrose of Milan
The story is told that Ambrose, a father’s-footsteps-following Governor in northern Italy, was summoned to address the people of Milan as their crowd threatened to become a mob, and their election a melee. The former bishop of Milan had died, and … Continue reading
Christ the King: Year A Proper 29
This sermon was delivered at St Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Elyria, Ohio, November 20th 2011. On this last Sunday before Advent, as the church prepares itself for the winter waiting, looking for the light of the world in the darkness of … Continue reading
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Tagged Christ the King, Ezekiel 34, grace, Jesus, judgment, Matthew 25:31-46, parable, sheep and goats, Sidney Carter, Year A Proper 29
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The parable of the talents
While I was growing up, the pretty china with the pink rose pattern lived a life of static beauty in a glass-fronted cabinet in the dining room. We could watch the plates while we ate from the other, everday ones. … Continue reading
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Tagged food waste, Matthew 25:14-30, parable, squander, talents, Year A Proper 28
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Saints and other stories
Is anyone using the lectionary for Pentecost 27 this Sunday? Everywhere I look, we are celebrating All Saints (which is meet and proper). Still, I thought that this Sunday’s readings deserved some prayerful attention, and found in the epistle for … Continue reading
A hard act to follow
God knew that Moses would be a hard act to follow. Joshua knew it, too, and having heard quite a bit about the attitudes of the people with whom he was travelling, no doubt they let him know that they … Continue reading
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Tagged chaos, Joshua 3, Matthew 23:1-12, Moses, water, Year A Proper 26
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