Metropolitan Community Church of Columbia, S.C. Readings for the 24th Sunday after Pentecost: Jeremiah 23:1-16 Colossians 1:11-20 I’m not sure how this keeps happening. It seems that Andy keeps scheduling me to preach on important liturgical days. As a recovering Southern Baptist I am an
From a sermon preached at Metropolitan Community Church of San Francisco, Calif. Here we are. Many of us are disappointed, depressed, even devastated by the outcome of the election. We cannot imagine four more years and where we will be at the end of the
The Riverside Church of New York City Readings: Acts 5: 34-39 Galatians 1:6-9 On May 21, 1922, from the pulpit of the First Presbyterian Church here in New York City, Harry Emerson Fosdick, who later became the founding minister of this great Riverside Church of
Metropolitan Community Church of Columbia, S.C. Reading: 1 Corinthians 12:14-27 Dropkick me Jesus through the goalposts of life End over end neither left nor to right Straight through the heart of them righteous uprights Dropkick me Jesus through the goalposts of life Make me, Oh
Metropolitan Community Church of Columbia, S.C. Reading: Luke 15:11-32 I have a confession to make. I have an addiction. It’s not one I’m proud of, but it’s something I can’t stop doing even though I know it’s not all that good for me. I know
Metropolitan Community Church of Columbia, S.C. Readings for the 13th Sunday after Pentecost: 1 Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; 2 but his delight
Preached on August 1, 2004 at MCC Columbia in Columbia, S.C. When Andy (Sidden, pastor of MCC Columbia) first proposed this “Summer Sizzle” series on the Bible and homosexuality I rolled my eyes. If I had a penny for every time I’ve had to explain
Reading for the Ninth Sunday after Epiphany: And it came to pass, that Jesus went through the corn fields on the sabbath day; and the disciples began to pluck the ears of corn as they went. And the Pharisees said to Jesus, Why do your
Preached at a joint service of Holy Trinity Metropolitan Community Church and Augustine United Reformed Church, Edinburgh, Scotland Reading for the 10th Sunday after Pentecost: “I came to cast fire on the earth, and would that it were already kindled! 50 I have a baptism
Metropolitan Community Church of Columbia, S.C. A new monk arrives at the monastery and is assigned to help the other monks in copying the old texts by hand. He notices, however, that they are copying copies, not the original books. So, the new monk goes