Being Blessed, Becoming a Blessing #4 – A Sermon Preached 10/25/15
Being Blessed, Becoming a Blessing #4
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GLEANINGS from the Daily Office – Exile vs Flight
GLEANINGS (from the Daily Office) – Exile vs Flight – Year One, Proper 25, Monday, October 26, 2015, Revelation 1:4-20 “I John, . . was on the island called Patmos . . .” Throughout church history there are moments when Christians flee the world. Whether it was to avoid persecution or maintain some moral purity […]
GLEANINGS from the Daily Office – Get Over It!
GLEANINGS (from the Daily Office) – Get Over It! – Year One, Proper 24, Thursday, October 22, 2015, 1 Corinthians 16:1-9 “A wide door for effective work has opened to me, and there are many adversaries.” We may not be brats but we are spoiled. Those of us who are Gen X and older grew […]
GLEANINGS from the Daily Office – Taunting Death
GLEANINGS (from the Daily Office) – Taunting Death – Year One, Proper 24, Wednesday, October 21, 2015, 1 Corinthians 15:51-58 “O death, where is thy victory? O death, where is thy sting?” Taunting death is an awesome thing. Our faith inspires it. Whatever lies beyond this life is greater than anything we can imagine. It […]
Being Blessed, Becoming a Blessing #3
Being Blessed, Becoming a Blessing – Victory out of the Void
GLEANINGS from the Daily Office – Ode to Mills
GLEANINGS (from the Daily Office) – Ode to Mills – Year One, Proper 24, Monday, October 19, 2015, 1 Corinthians 15:30-41 “If the dead are not raised, ‘Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.’” Yesterday I attended a memorial service for Mills Sproull, the son of my fraternity brother Miller. Mills was one […]
GLEANINGS from the Daily Office – KISS
GLEANINGS (from the Daily Office) – KISS – Year One, Proper 23, Friday, October 16, 2015, 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 “That Christ died for our sins . . .” Have you ever been pressed for the proverbial elevator talk on the heart of Christianity? Paul gives us the template: Christ died for our sin (in accordance […]
GLEANINGS from the Daily Office – Losing to Win
GLEANINGS (from the Daily Office) – Losing to Win – Year One, Proper 23, Thursday, October 15, 2015, Matthew 10:34-41 “He who loses his life for my sake will find it.” Whit found a caterpillar at Piedmont Park yesterday. He was so excited. He wanted everyone to know, people near and far. His teacher had […]
GLEANINGS from the Daily Office – Less Hair to Number
GLEANINGS (from the Daily Office) – Less Hair to Number – Year One, Proper 23, Wednesday, October 14, 2015, Matthew 10:24-33 “But even the hairs of your head are all numbered.” These days the hairs on my head are easier to number. I am not happy about it. Vanity wants the hair I had at […]
Being Blessed, Becoming a Blessing #2 – Is This Series for You?
Being Blessed, Becoming a Blessing #2 – Is This Series for You?
