Proper 25C Luke 18:9-14
The day begins like many others have begun. The man gets up early, before the public responsibilities intrude. He says his private prayers—those he learned from his father and grandfather before him. Those he has learned from the rabbis through the years. The man carefully prepares for worship. When he leaves the [...]
Archive for October, 2007
The Offering of our Life and Labor Unto the Lord
Posted in Sermons on October 29, 2007 | 2 Comments »
The Bible, the BCP and our Brains
Posted in Sermons on October 22, 2007 | No Comments »
Proper 24, Yr C
Gen 32:22-31 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5 Luke 18:1-8
Today’s sermon is officially titled as “The Life of Faith: Scripture, Tradition and Reason.” However, using some symbols I’ve brought to share with you, today’s sermon could be subtitled “The Bible, the Book of Common Prayer and our Brains.” However, before we talk about these symbols [...]
Bishop Katharine to the Church
Posted in Uncategorized on October 17, 2007 | No Comments »
This afternoon, Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts-Schori participated in a live webcast from Trinity Wall Street Episcopal Church. I watched the second half (because I was busy in the office and forgot it was to start at 3:00!), and tonight, watched it from the beginning.
The webcast–which included opening remarks by ++Katharine, as well as questions from [...]
Was Blind, But Now I See
Posted in Sermons on October 15, 2007 | No Comments »
Proper 23, Yr C Luke 17:11-19
In 1736, at age eleven, John Newton “went to sea with his father, and sailed with him on a total of six voyages until the elder Newton retired.”[1] Thus began the long journey of a man who was both a slave trader himself as well as the servant of a [...]
Poem by Rilke
Posted in Uncategorized on October 13, 2007 | No Comments »
Several people have written to see why I have not commented yet on the recent House of Bishops’ meeting. I decided that there was no point in my adding to the deluge of verbage and opinions about this, other than I really wish we could get beyond threatening to send the Leanin’ to the Right [...]
WRITE THE VISION!
Posted in Sermons on October 8, 2007 | No Comments »
Proper 22, Year C Habakkuk 1:1-4, 2:1-4
“Write the vision; make it plain. . .so that a runner may read it.”
Destruction and violence. Strife and contention. Good people are surrounded by wicked ones, and there is no justice or peace anywhere. Whatever newspaper we read, whatever television news we see or hear, what do we see? [...]
The Chasm In Between
Posted in Sermons on October 1, 2007 | No Comments »
Proper 21C Luke 16:19-31
It wasn’t his wealth that got him in trouble. Oh, I know it looks that way. When Jesus first told this parable, the other disciples and I thought so too. After all, for as long as we’d known Jesus, he had been the champion of the poor and needy—never the rich and [...]
