Archive for 2008/10


Sermon for the 24th Sun. After Pentecost, Oct. 26, 2008, “The Jesus Way,” Text: Matthew 22:34-36

I am not a scientist. Nor have I ever been much of a student of science. I was a poor physics student, a passable biology student and a struggling math student. I guess the closest I get to having any proficiency in science is being married to a physician. But one of the things I […]

Sermon for the 23rd Sun. After Pentecost, Oct. 19, 2008, “Show Me Your Glory!”, Text: Exodus 33:12-23

(This is the last of seven-week series of sermons based on the book of Exodus.)

Today we come to the end of our seven-week series which we have called “God’s Covenant People.” It has been my hope and my prayer that this series, this exploration into the Book of Exodus,  has been a time for each […]

Sermon for the 22nd Sun. After Pentecost, Oct. 12, 2008, “God and the Good Life,” Text: Exodus 32:1-14

For many of us and for many people in America and around the world, this past week has been one of the most difficult times of our lives, as we have watched years and years of saving and investing disappear….as we have struggled with questions like, “will we be able to afford to send our […]

Sermon for the 21st Sun. After Pentecost, Oct. 5, 2008, “Don’t Talk of Love, Show Me!” Text: Exodus 20:1-4, 7-9, 12-20

(Note: This is the fifth of a series of seven sermons on the Book of Exodus. In the Episcopal Church we don’t get many sermons on the Ten Commandments, so, once in a while, it’s important for us to consider what the Commandments might have to so to us today. Do you agree?) 

The events on Wall St. over […]