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Initial Thoughts for Preaching this Sunday – Proper 23A, Ordinary 28, Pentecost 22A

There is a wealth of preaching material in the passages for today. I am struck by the following themes:
Exodus 32:1-14 - God "changes" God’s mind about destroying Israel because of the golden calf incident. This happens after Moses pleads with God on the people’s behalf. I particularly like the dialogue between God and Moses. They […]

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"The Test" - My Sermon for Sunday, August 17, 2008, Proper 15A, Ordinary Time 20A, Pentecost 15A

The sermon is based upon the gospel reading for today - Matthew 15:21-28, in which Jesus basically calls a Canaanite woman a “dog.” 
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Today’s gospel lesson has certainly caused many people problems,because a casual reading of this text makes it appear that Jesus is being rude, even cruel in his response to a Canaanite woman’s […]

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Do We Really Believe - My Easter Sermon for 2008

Based on Colossians 3 and Matthew 28
John Irving, writing about his novel “A Prayer for Owen Meany,” has this to say about his title character:As a full-grown adult, Owen Meany will stand only five feet tall and weigh only one-hundred pounds –the minimum acceptable size for the U.S. Army,As a child,  he’s so small […]

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