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LAMBETH 1998: Diary from the Last True Lambeth Conference
Lambeth 1998 was last Conference to attempt to resolve anything of substance as a council of bishops.
LAMBETH HYPOCRISY: Disinviting the Spouses (Updated)
As I see it, this latest move is hypocrisy squared: shameful and shameless.
AMY CONEY BARRETT: An Esther Come to the Kingdom? (with a Postscript from Dobbs)
Shakespeare’s heroine Portia, decked in judicial robes, is acclaimed "a Daniel come to judgment.” Will Amy Coney Barrett be an Esther come to judgment?
BASIC BELIEVING: A Sermon Series on the Apostles’ Creed
The following sermons were preached at Redeemer Anglican Church, North Boroughs, PA, as preparation for members of the congregation who were to be baptized, confirmed, and received, as the…
CRITICAL LOVERS AND LOVING CRITICS: A Reflection for Independence Day
NOTE: I preached this meditation on Sunday, July 4, 2021 at my local church in Pittsburgh. It seems appropriate, however, to make available on subsequent Independence Days. SN LESSONS: Psalm…
BASIC BELIEVING: Creeds in the Bible
A Sermon Series on the Apostles’ Creed Sermon Preached at Redeemer Anglican Church, Bellevue June 13, 2021 LESSONS: Psalm 114: Deuteronomy 26:5-10; 1 Corinthians 15: 1-11; Luke 1:1-4 “So…
‘”IF YOU LOVE ME, KEEP MY COMMANDMENTS” (John 14:15): A Sermon Series on the Commandment to Love
Preface In the Easter-Pentecost season 2021, I began a series of sermons on the theme of God’s Commandments, beginning in the Old Testament and moving to Jesus’ teaching. These sermons formed…
PRAYING THE SCRIPTURES WITH THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER
Preface I wrote this essay in 1998 for a projected anthology of articles on the Book of Common Prayer. The project never came to fruition. In the meantime, my wife and I served overseas for…
A CATECHETICAL SEASON
I began my ministry fifty years ago at Truro Church in Fairfax, Virginia, which was entering into charismatic renewal. The Rector of the Church was promoting the renewal; he was also an…
PLACES IN THE HEART (1984): “For All the Saints”
Places in the Heart, it seems to me, is not only about forgiven sinners but about a reconciling community, the dawning of the kingdom of heaven.
