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Wives, be subject to your husbands
This afternoon, I heard that passage from Ephesians read in worship, by a woman, and I smiled. I smiled because I knew that she was going to have something to say about it! I smiled, too, because it reminded me … Continue reading
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Matthew 22: The wedding banquet
Is it just me, or does the parable related in this Sunday’s Gospel have something of a dreamlike – or even nightmarish – quality? Perhaps it’s because the action is all on the level of emotion and reaction: invitation, expectation, … Continue reading
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Tagged Matthew 22, sermon preparation, wedding feast parable, Year A Proper 23
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Travelling Light
Another trip to my personal Bexley Hall archives finds this offering for a celebration of St Francis of Assisi, from October 5th, 2011. No animals were harmed in the writing of this sermon, which was delivered at the Bexley Hall and Trinity … Continue reading
Honest to God
A sermon for Year A Proper 21, delivered at St Peter’s Episcopal Church, Lakewood, OH on September 25, 2011 Exodus 17:1-7; Philippians 2:1-13; Matthew 21:23-32 Over the summer, while I was visiting with someone, he began to talk about his prayer … Continue reading
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Tagged exodus, Frederick Buechner, honest to God, Matthew, Philippians, prayer, religion, sermon, St Peter's Episcopal Church, Year A Proper 21
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Grace, mystery food (and kangaroos)
A sermon preached at St Paul’s Episcopal Church, Norwalk, September 25, 2011. Year A, Proper 20. Exodus 16:2-15; Philippians 1:21-30; Matthew 20:1-16 There is a story told – which may or may not be true – that when Captain Cook … Continue reading
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Tagged Captain Cook, Christianity, Eucharist, exodus, grace, kangaroo, manna, religion, revised common lectionary, St Paul's Norwalk OH, Year A Proper 20
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The Promise
This sermon for Pentecost 5, Year A Proper 11, was preached at St Paul’s, Norwalk, OH, 17 July 2011 When we left Jacob last Sunday, he had wrestled with his brother in their mother’s womb, he had tricked his brother … Continue reading
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July 10 2011 – Year A, Pentecost 4 – Leftover Reflections
A couple of weeks ago, NPR carried a brief story about some research which found that people who use social networking sites, like facebook or twitter, have deeper relationship with the folks around them than people who don’t.* Maybe you’re surprised; … Continue reading
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Ascension
A sermon for the Seventh Sunday in Easter (the Sunday after the Ascension), June 5th, 2011, preached at Trinity Cathedral, Cleveland, Ohio – my first as a Deacon! A podcast of the sermon is available via http://trinitycleveland.org/podcasts/sermons.html “Men of Galilee, … Continue reading
Backdated: Ascension (again)
As promised, here is the next installment in a three-week/three-year sweep of Ascension sermons. This one was preached on May 12th, 2010, the Eve of the Ascension, at the Choral Evensong of Trinity Cathedral, Cleveland, OH, using the Year C … Continue reading
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Backdated: Ascension stories
It’s been a busy couple of weeks, and it’s getting busier, so while I still can, I’m dipping into the archives again. This week’s homily time travels from Evensong at Trinity Cathedral, Cleveland, on the Eve of the Ascension 2009, … Continue reading
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