19 JANUARY 2005 Address by the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Revd Rowan Williams, on the occasion of the commissioning of the Revd Canon Kenneth Kearon as Secretary General of the Anglican Communion The Chapel of St Andrew, Anglican Communion Office, London Tuesday 18 January 2005 EPHESIANS 4: 1-7 At the beginning of the Epistle, […]
The Rev. John Claypool, an Episcopal priest, is the professor of preaching for the McAfee School of Theology at Mercer University in Atlanta, GA. Many years ago now when I was living in the great Southwest, I learned an interesting detail that reminded me that for all the ways we humans have changed there are […]
“Life is Gift” Luke 7:36-8:3 The Reverend John Claypool June 13, 2004 Second Sunday after Pentecost The Rev. John Claypool, an Episcopal priest, is the professor of preaching for the McAfee School of Theology at Mercer University in Atlanta, GA. This story I have just read is one of the most remarkable to me in […]
Baptist World Aid is planning to develop a web-page for their website which will be a page of resources for churches to use for the National Day of Mourning. We would like to draw from our Baptist family and utilise the talents and gifts within our churches to build this resource page for our pastors […]
By Kim Thoday Just the other day I found myself questioning my sanity. As I stood in the middle of brightly coloured over stocked shelves I suddenly realized I’d been taken for a ride. Long have I spoken out against our rampant consumerism, yet here again I found myself engulfed in the endless fog of […]
by Rod Benson There’s more to Australia than kangaroos and koalas, Nicole Kidman and the Crocodile Hunter. And there’s more to an Australian Christmas than tinsel and trees, Santa and snow. Located in the southern hemisphere, Australians celebrate Christmas mid-summer. It’s sand in place of snow, and surfboards not sleighs. And the only ice in […]
“Loving as Jesus Loved” John 13: 31-35 The Reverend John Claypoool May 9, 2004 The Rev. John Claypool, an Episcopal priest, is the professor of preaching for the McAfee School of Theology at Mercer University in Atlanta, GA. Many times the last thing a person says before he or she is dying takes on a […]
Uniting Church President’s Christmas message 2004 In his 2004 Christmas message, the President of the Uniting Church, the Rev. Dr Dean Drayton, says the story of Jesus’ birth calls us to look beyond the safety of our own situation and see those without a home, in this land and worldwide. This Christmas, for the first […]
“So, What about the Resurrection?” 1 Corinthians 15:12-20 The Reverend Dr. Thomas G. Long February 15, 2004 The Rev. Dr. Thomas G. Long is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and the Bandy Professor of Preaching at Candler School of Theology, Emory University, Atlanta, Ga. Recently I was driving across town at rush […]
“Is There Joy in God’s House?” Luke 15: 25-32 The Reverend Dr. Thomas G. Long March 21, 2004 Fourth Sunday in Lent The Rev. Dr. Thomas G. Long is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and the Bandy Professor of Preaching at Candler School of Theology, Emory University, Atlanta, Ga. A long, long […]