“Now What?” A Pastoral Response to a Woman Who Has Had an Abortion
Let us imagine a scenario. You are the Rector of an average-size church. You have consistently preached and taught about the Church’s position on...
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Introducing Abundant Life Module 5 – We Were Made for the Not Yet
Hey youth leaders, parents, or anyone who loves a teenager — Abundant Life has an important message for you and them. We were made for the not ye...
Sunday October 15th, 2017 – 19th Sunday After Pentecost
Exodus 32:1-14 Idolatry is a serious sin, the most serious sin in the Bible. But what is it? Why would Israel, having been miraculously delivered...
Sunday September 17th, 2017 – Fifteenth Sunday After Pentecost
Psalm 103 For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him (Psalm 103:11). Our family has...
Sunday September 10th, 2017 – Fourteenth Sunday After Pentecost
I shall walk in a wide place, for I have sought your precepts (Psalm 119:45). When raising children, it is unusual, when they are young, for pare...
Sunday, July 9th, 2017 – Fifth Sunday After Pentecost
At that time Jesus declared, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding an...
Sunday, July 2nd, 2017 – Fourth Sunday After Pentecost
Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its evil desires. Do not offer any part of yourself to sin as an instrument o...
Sunday March 19th, 2017 – Third Sunday of Lent
So he came to a town in Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground Jacob had given to his son Joseph. Jacob’s well was there, and Jesus, tire...
Preaching on Abortion: Breaking through the fear and silence that surrounds abortion in our pulpits.
Why should a preacher take the risk of addressing the subject of abortion from the pulpit? I know some pastors think it’s too great a risk,...