EASTER OCTAVE, DAY TWO: “Finished”
“Finished!” I preached this meditation on Good Friday 1973 in my first parish. We are told that just before Jesus died, he uttered a loud cry. The Gospels are not…
Author: Stephen Noll
EASTER OCTAVE, DAY THREE: “Woman, Behold Your Son!”
Yes, the third word - “Woman, behold, your son!” … “Behold, your mother!” is indeed a mundane word. From the Cross, Jesus provided for his mother’s future needs. But in…
EASTER OCTAVE, DAY FOUR: “My God, My God, Why Have You Forsaken Me?”
Jesus’ “Why?” directed to the Father confronts the imminent undoing of the Incarnation. As He approaches the door of death, He foresees His soul separated from His Body.
EASTER OCTAVE, DAY FIVE (Maundy Thursday): “Father, Forgive Them”
The prayer of forgiveness continues to rescue sinners and make pilgrims down the ages because it proceeds from the throne of the Lamb that was slain, who ever lives to…
EASTER OCTAVE, DAY SIX (Good Friday): The Prodigal Terrorist Enters Paradise
“This day you will be with me in Paradise.” I preached this sermon on Good Friday 2017 at my home parish in Pennsylvania. Since it speaks of an event subsequent…
EASTER OCTAVE, DAY SEVEN (Holy Saturday): “Father Into Thy Hands I Commit My Spirit”
I preached this meditation at my parish church in Pennsylvania on Good Friday 1995 Then Jesus, crying with a loud voice, said, “Father, into thy hands I commit my spirit!”…
EASTER OCTAVE DAY EIGHT: The Logic of the Empty Tomb
Sermon Preached at Uganda Christian University Easter Sunday 8 April 2012 Today marks the end of the 40-day Lenten season and the beginning of the Easter Season, which runs for…
STORMING LAMBETH: An Idea Whose Time Has Passed
As I see it, the question “Was 2008 the last Lambeth Conference?” misses the target. The last authoritative council of Anglican bishops worldwide occurred in 1998. That was not so…
“MEXIT”: Methodists, Anglicans and the Limits of Disagreement (UPDATED)
BREAKING NEWS (26 February 2019). The United Methodist General Conference voted by a 55% to 45% margin to maintain its stance that “the practice of homosexuality is incompatible with Christian teaching.”…
“SIX RESOLUTIONS FOR LAMBETH”: A Quick Response to Ephraim Radner
On 12 February, Dr. Ephraim Radner sought to “clean up the playing field” with “Six Resolutions” for Lambeth” in 2020. As one who has written extensively on the state of…