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Faith: Another Avenue to Knowledge
How Do We Know that God Is Real? The Rev. Dr. John R. Claypool Rector, St. Luke’s Episcopal Church Birmingham, Alabama Even though it happened many years ago, the memory of it is still very vivid in my mind. It was a Christmas holiday, and a young woman who had gone away from our parish […]
A Wounded Healer
The Rev. Dr. John R. Claypool Rector, St. Luke’s Episcopal Church Birmingham, Alabama That we may leave this place less of what we used to be and more of what we ought to be. Through Christ we pray. Amen. Experts of the art of human communication have all suggested that surprise is a very important […]
Never, Never, Never Give Up
Never, Never, Never Give Up. The Rev. Dr. John R. Claypool Rector, St. Luke’s Episcopal Church Birmingham, Alabama Be now, between us, a bridge across which your truth can move. Deepen our sense of trust. Through Christ our Lord. Amen The theme that has run through my three sermons, if you’ve been here before, is […]
God Invades Human Life
(~) Bibical Words: June 11, 2006 Isaiah 6:1-8; Psalm 29; Romans 8:12-17; John 3:1-17. Biblical reflections on Trinity Sunday, June 11, 2006, from Jay Wilcoxen, Ph.D. God as the Holy One invades human life, shattering earthly powers but transforming those who respond. Isaiah 6:1-8. The lections for Trinity Sunday begin with the awesome call vision […]
Peter
Sermon-notes from Gary Heard: ~~~ “And Peter” Mark 16:1-8 ILLN – Many things to worry about: My Grandmother was once warned by some of her family about the dangers of salt. Her response: “I don’t know how I got to be this old without you telling me what I should eat” (she was then in […]
The Secret Gospel of Matthias
A Sermon by Jeff Carlson St. Pauls UCC, Chicago May 28, 2006 Texts: Psalm 1; Acts 1:12-17, 21-26 The musical Wicked has been playing in Chicago for quite a while now. If youve seen it, youll remember that it opens with the residents of the Land of Oz singing about the Wicked Witch of the […]
Laying Down Ones Life
(~) LAYING DOWN ONES LIFE A Confirmation Sunday Sermon by Thomas R. Henry May 21, 2006 Text: John 15:9-13 To the Confirmation Class of 2006 and the Congregation of St. Pauls: My best friend in high school is today a Lutheran minister in Minnesota. My best friend in college is now the head of the […]
I Have The Power
(~) I HAVE THE POWER A Sermon by Thomas R. Henry May 7, 2006 TEXTS: Ephesians 4:22-27 / John 10:11-18 I have some wonderful friends. Not long ago, some of those wonderful friends gave me a clock. Not the beautiful German-made clock that some of you have seen in my office, but this battery powered […]
When the Victim Returns
When the Victim Returns A sermon on Luke 24:36b-48 The dominant story in this week’s news has been the returning home of the body of Private Jake Kovco. In case you spent the week in another universe and haven’t heard, Private Kovco last week became the first Australian soldier to be shot dead in Iraq. […]
While It Was Still Dark
4.18.2006 “While It Was Still Dark” Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and say that the stone had been removed from the tomb.– John 20:1 Easter is about brightness and light. Spring colors, nothing drab or dark. But John says that Mary […]
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