Text: Luke 9:32: “Now Peter and his companions were weighed down with sleep; but since they had stayed awake, they saw his glory...” For a long time, the peculiar tradition…

No Nonessential People

January 27, 2013
A sermon for the Annual Meeting of the Parish Text: 1 Corinthians 12:14: “Indeed, the body does not consist of one member but of many.” When I was little and growing…

The Problem With Prophecy

January 25, 2013
Text: I Corinthians 12:3b: “...no one can say ‘Jesus Christ is Lord’ except by the Holy Spirit.” Let me just start with the conundrum in order to get it out of the…

Living Wet

January 13, 2013
Text: Luke 3:21: “Now when all the people were baptized, and when Jesus also had been baptized and was praying, the heaven was opened...” Not long ago in the New…

Expecting the Unexpected

December 25, 2012
Text:  Luke 2:7: “And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in bands of cloth, and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for…

Money Matters

November 12, 2012
Text: Mark 12:43: “Then he called his disciples and said to them, ‘Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the treasury.’” We…

Value and Values

October 14, 2012
To see a wartime film of William Temple speaking of the significance of Canterbury Cathedral, click here. Text: Mark 10:23: “Then Jesus looked around and said to his disciples,‘How hard…