Spirit of Witness
This weekend we call to mind the memory of the men and women who have fought to secure our freedoms. From the first shots fired on Lexington Green to th...
Tag: Sermon
That Quintessential Word of Life: Hope
The following sermon was preached by the Rt Rev Dr Derek Browning, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland at St. Giles Cathedral in Edinbur...
Low Sunday
Many years ago, I was sitting in a church the Sunday after Easter, and as the service began, the minister welcomed everyone who had come out, looked around, and...
The Mind of Christ
As many of you know, I am a living historian. What that means is, I try to recreate, or reenact if you will, a certain period. To do this, I need to not only ...
Sermon: Thirsty Voices
It always amazes me how, with just a few words, Jesus can flip things on their heads. It was high noon, the hottest time of the day. Jesus, weary from his long...
Sermon: Dazzling Reign
Each year, during the time of Lent, I like to get away for a few days of retreat. The first real retreat I ever participated in took place at the Jesuit retrea...
From the Heart
Our words have consequences sometimes when we don’t even know it. A passing comment, a snide remark, a joke, to the person listening, these words can be ...
Monty Python and the Sermon on the Mount
I am a fan of British comedy. I do not know why, most of the time I do not understand the type of humor, but there is something about it that I guess refreshin...
Hope of Things to Come
Waiting, Watchfulness, Expectation, Longing, Preparation, Hope these are all words that we can use to describe the Season we are beginning today. Today not onl...
The Sermon I was not allowed to Preach
In my previous post, I related an incident where and invitation to pray and to preach had been withdrawn. The invitation was to pray at breakfast and to preach...