Holy Trinity Metropolitan Community Church, Edinburgh, Scotland Readings for the Third Sunday after Epiphany: Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10; Psalm 19; Luke 4:14-21 I appreciate that it is a long time since anyone suffered the dubious pleasure of hearing me preach but some of you may
St. Paul-Reformation Lutheran Church, St. Paul, Minn. Readings for the 24th Sunday after Pentecost: I Kings 17:8-16, Hebrews 9:24-28, Mark 12:38-44 Even as our universe literally expands before our eyes (a la the new findings of the Hubble telescope and space exploration via satellites), we
Christ United Methodist Church, Columbia, Md. Readings for the 12th Sunday after Pentecost: I Kings 2:10-12, I Kings 3:3-14, Psalm 111, Ephesians 5:15-20, John 6:51-58 I: A Glimpse of the Future Two weeks ago I spent a wonderful long weekend in Dekalb, Illinois at a
Covenant Metropolitan Community Church, Birmingham, Ala. Those of us that come from the more liturgical churches feel theology is best left up to experts. Those of us from the younger Protestant churches disagree. There is nothing daunting about theology. Theology is nothing more than thinking
Northaven United Methodist Church, Dallas, Texas Reading: John 6:25-40 First in a series of sermons on a proposed new mission statement “We, the children, youth and adults of Northaven are called to be a community urgently devoted to the God whose gift is love and
Gentle Spirit Christian Church, Atlanta, Ga. Readings: Isaiah 56:3-8, Matthew 23:29-40, Acts 11:1-18 Before I came to Gentle Spirit Christian Church, I spent a few months church shopping. My criterion for a good church was a place that I would feel totally comfortable. “I’ll know
Tabernacle United Church, Philadelphia, Pa. Readings: Mark 1:34-35, 6:42-46, 14:32-35 Today we conclude our Lenten series in which we have been considering some aspects of our culture that are detrimental to our spiritual wholeness. We have thought about the impact of the many choices we
Mount Hollywood Congregational Church, Los Angeles, Calif. Readings for Ecumenical Welcoming Sunday: Job 10:1-9, Job 27:1-6 A convocation of cemetery cats perched on fallen stones in the Cimetière de Montmartre, and Jeff and I stopped to look. We had made plans to meet in Paris,
Christ Chapel of the Valley, North Hollywood, Calif. Whosoever believes on the Lord Jesus Christ, shall be saved. (John 3:16) This is one of the most quoted verses in the Bible, yet there are churches that add ‘except’ to it. Various churches are so protective
University Baptist Church, Austin, Texas Readings for the 13th Sunday after Pentecost: Exodus 1:8-2:10, Psalm 124, Romans 12:1-8, Matthew 16:13-20 I’m visiting Gina at the State Hospital one day back when she’s training chaplains there. As I’m waiting for her to get free, one of