Stephen’s Witness
Website of the Rev. Dr. Stephen Noll
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…
‘”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…
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…
AMY CONEY BARRETT: An Esther Come to the Kingdom? [Updated 12/11/20]
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?
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…
FROM THE BOSOM OF THE SON TO THE BOSOM OF THE FATHER: Pondering the Feast Day of St. John, Apostle and Evangelist
This year I participated in the midnight and morning Christmas services at our parish church. I read the Gospel from St. Luke at the first service and heard a sermon on the Gospel from St.…
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CRITICAL LOVERS AND LOVING CRITICS: A Reflection for Independence Day 2021
Stephen NollGiven at Redeemer Anglican Church, Bellevue, PA4 July 2021 LESSONS: Psalm 67; Deuteronomy 32:1-9; Ephesians 4:15-27 This morning I put out the flag on our porch, which I do on…
“FROM THE BEGINNING”: GOD’S DESIGN FOR HUMAN NATURE
AN APPEAL TO THE BISHOPS OF THE ANGLICAN CHURCH IN NORTH AMERICA More than a hundred days have passed since the fateful Bostock v. Clayton County decision by the U.S. Supreme Court. I was…