Recent Comments
Tag Archives: Justice
The Failure of Abraham and the Horror of God
A sermon preached on The Third Sunday after Trinity at The Anglican Church of St. Thomas the Apostle, Kefalas, Crete June 28, 2020 11:00 am The readings we used at St Thomas’s were : Genesis 22:1-14, Psalm 13, and Matthew … Continue reading
Posted in Sermons
Tagged Abraham and Isaac, Justice, The Akedah, The Binding of Isaac, Value of a Preventable Fatality
2 Comments
Who Is The Servant in Isaiah?
Day Twenty-Two of “Through Advent with Isaiah” As discussed in earlier posts, the “servant” of God is a major theme in the Book of Isaiah. Much of the time the servant is identified: Descendants of Jacob and Judah (65:9). The … Continue reading
Posted in Advent, Isaiah
Tagged Isaiah 52.13-53.12, Justice, The Identity of the Servant of God in Isaiah
1 Comment
Isaiah: The Man, The Book, and The Feast On The Mountain
Day Two of “Through Advent With Isaiah” Some Throat Clearing About Daily Office Lectionaries In the Church of England we have two sets of lectionaries for Morning Prayer and Evening Prayer. One is that found in the Book of Common … Continue reading
The Blasphemy of Theodicy
A sermon preached on The Twelfth Sunday after Trinity at The Anglican Church of St. Thomas the Apostle, Kefalas, Crete, September 8, 2019 11:00 am (slightly expanded) The Readings from Scripture were: Jeremiah 18:1-11, Psalm 139:1-5, 12-17, Philemon 1-21, Luke … Continue reading
Posted in Sermons
Tagged Evil, God on Trial, Isaiah 45.7, Jeremiah 18.11, Justice, Levinas, The Book of Job, Theodicy
Leave a comment
Signs of the Times
A Sermon Preached on The Ninth Sunday after Trinity The Anglican Church of St. Thomas the Apostle, Kefalas, Crete August 18, 2019 11:00 am The scripture readings were: Hebrews 11:29-12:2, Psalm 80:1-2, 8-18, and Luke 12:49-56. What time is it? … Continue reading
Posted in Sermons
Tagged #Exevangelical, Eschatology, God's Time, Holy Spirit, Justice, Last Days, Luke, Luke 12.49-56, Same-Sex Marriage, Signs of the Times, Time
1 Comment
Prayer and Forgiveness
A sermon preached on The Sixth Sunday after Trinity at The Anglican Church of St. Thomas the Apostle, Kefalas, Crete July 28, 2019 11:00 am The readings for the day were Colossians 2:6-15, Psalm 85 and Luke 11:1-13. Well, given these … Continue reading
Resurrection is What God’s Love Looks Like in Public
A Sermon preached on The Sunday of the Resurrection: Easter Sunday at The Anglican Church of St. Thomas the Apostle, Kefalas, Crete, Greece The Diocese in Europe|The Church of England April 21, 2019, 11:00 am. Scriptural Readings: Isaiah 65.17-25, Psalm … Continue reading
Posted in Easter, Sermons
Tagged Christianity, Easter 2019, Justice, Resurrection & Justice, Resurrection is Justice
Leave a comment
The Paradox of Justice: George Herbert’s “Justice (1)”
Through Lent With George Herbert Thursday After the Fourth Sunday of Lent Justice (I) I cannot skill of these thy ways. Lord, thou didst make me, yet thou woundest me; Lord, thou dost wound me, yet thou dost relieve me: … Continue reading
Posted in Lent, Poetry and Novels
Tagged "Justice (1)", George Herbert, Justice, Theodicy
2 Comments
Christian Fascism in the USA: Chris Hedges and Authentic Christianity
The good does draw to the good. – Chris Hedges Chris Hedges is an award-winning American journalist who this past January gave the John Albert Hall lecture at the University of Victoria, in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. The organizers underestimated … Continue reading
Resurrection is Justice
A sermon preached at the Parish of St. Dunstan, Gordon Head on Easter Sunday 2018. Gordon Head is a neighbourhood located in the District of Saanich, which part of the Greater Victoria Region on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Alleluia! … Continue reading
The Island Parson 