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Who is This King of Glory? A Close Reading of Psalm 24
A Sermon Preached on the Presentation of Christ in the Temple (also known as Candlemas) (transferred from February 2) at The Anglican Church of St. Thomas the Apostle, Kefalas, Crete on Sunday, 28 January 2024. The readings were Malachi 3:1-4, … Continue reading
What’s The Right Thing To Do (For Christians)?
Adapted from a sermon preached on The Second Sunday after Epiphanyat The Anglican Church of St. Thomas the Apostle, Kefalas, Crete17 January 2024 The readings used were 1 Corinthians 6:12-20, Psalm 139:1-9, and John 1:43-51. See the note at the … Continue reading
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Tagged 1 Corinthians 6:12-20, Blessings of same-sex marriages, Blessions of same-sex unions, Changes in the Doctrine of the Church, Changes in the social teaching of the Church, Divisions over same-sex blessings, Paul's Ethic of Freedom, What's the Right Thing to Do (for Christians)
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On Tenting at Christmas
A Sermon Preached on Christmas Day 2023 atThe Anglican Church of St. Thomas the Apostle, Kefalas, CreteThe readings were Isaiah 9:2-7, Psalm 96, Titus 2:11-14, and John:1-18. Do you like camping? I used to do a lot of it, … Continue reading
On Gifts
A Sermon preached on The Twelfth Sunday after Trinityat The Anglican Church of St. Thomas the Apostle, Kefalas, Creteon the 27th of August 2023. The readings were Romans 12:1-8, Psalm 124, and Matthew 16:13-20. While written for the late summer, … Continue reading
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Tagged Gifts, gifts in the context of potlatchs, spiritual gifts
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Who are the Blessed?
A Sermon for All Saints and All Souls at The Anglican Church of St. Thomas the Apostle, Kefalas, Cretetransferred from November 1 and 2 and preached on 5 November 2023 11:00 am. The Readings were: Revelation 7:9-17, Psalm 34:1-10, 22, … Continue reading
The Name of God
A Sermon preached on The Thirteenth Sunday after Trinityat The Anglican Church of St. Thomas the Apostle, Kefalas, Crete on September 3, 2023, at 11:00 am The readings were Exodus 3.1-15, Psalm 105:1-6, 23-26, 45c, and Matthew 16:21-28. “If they … Continue reading
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Tagged ’ehye ’ăšer ’ehye, Ἐγώ εἰμί, I am, I am who I am, The "I am" statements in John, The Divine Name, The Name of God, Yah, Yah saves, Yahweh, Yeshua, YHWH
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Four Last Things: Judgement
A Sermon Preached on The First Sunday of Adventat The Anglican Church of St. Thomas the Apostle, Kefalas, Creteon the Third of December 2023, 11:00 am. The readings were Isaiah 64:1-9, Psalm 80:1-8, 18-20, and Mark 13:24-37. In the past … Continue reading
Four Last Things: Death
A Sermon preached on The Second Sunday before Adventat The Anglican Church of St. Thomas the Apostle, Kefalas, Creteon the 19th of November, 2023, at 11:00 am The readings were 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, Psalm 90.1-12, and Matthew 25:1-13. I am … Continue reading
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