Archive for 2010/05


Sermon for the 7th Sun. of Easter, May 16, 2010, “Witnesses to Unity,” Text: Acts 16:16-34; John 17:20-26

In the 1985 movie, “Witness,” Harrison Ford plays a hardened Philadelphia cop named John Book, who is responsible for the safety of a young Amish boy when the boy is a witness to the murder of a police officer by another detective. Trying to protect himself and the boy until the trial of the murderer, […]

Sermon for the 5th Sun. of Easter, May 2, 2010, “Known By Our Love,” Text:John 13:31-35

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Although I’ve mostly been talking about the Gospel readings this Easter, you may have noticed an interesting contrast going on between the first readings – from the Book of Acts – and the Book of Revelation.  The stories from Acts, which, during Easter, replace readings from […]