Lauren Winner's Sermon, 5/19/10 1 Corinthians 13:1-13, "Corinthian Cross-Stitch"Top 5 List: (my comments and processing of Lauren's Sermon...)1. We see this passage from First Corinthians everywhere--on bags, pens, notepads, cross-stitch patterns, etc. We have domesticated it to the point it is meaningless. Yet, if we undomesticate it and reread it again with new eyes, we… Continue reading Festival of Homiletics: Wednesday Afternoon: Lauren Winner’s Sermon
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Festival of Homiletics: Tuesday Afternoon: Thomas Long’s Sermon
Top 5 List from Thomas Long's Sermon on Tuesday Afternoon:Sermon 5/18/10 "Leaning Forward and Letting Go"(Luke 2:25-38--Simeon and Anna encountering the baby Jesus)1. Both Simeon and Anna are the elders in their community who were promised the opportunity to see the Messiah after his birth. 2. Luke deals with the oldest generations and the youngest… Continue reading Festival of Homiletics: Tuesday Afternoon: Thomas Long’s Sermon
Breaking Bread Together: Sermon for 5/2/10 (Favorite Things Summer Series)
"Breaking Bread Together"Sermon for May 2, 2010 (Easter 5C)Favorite Things Summer Series Luke 24:13-35 (Easter 3A); Hebrews 13:1-2Today we begin an adventure... a quest... a journey. It's a journey of grace... a journey together, and a journey that God takes with us. Thankfully, we are not alone. Thankfully, God has blessed us with many gifts… Continue reading Breaking Bread Together: Sermon for 5/2/10 (Favorite Things Summer Series)
Betty’s Diner by Carrie Newcomer
We have Communion (Eucharist/Lord's Supper) this coming Sunday for the First Sunday in Epiphany (1/11/09). I've been thinking about Communion all week, and one song has been running through my head constantly. It's on a CD I heard of years ago from my Preaching/Worship professor at Moravian Seminary, Rev. Dr. Glen Stoudt, and I received… Continue reading Betty’s Diner by Carrie Newcomer