Category Archives: Witness

Why Sundays?

Posted on January 18, 2012 by

Conversations with several folks over the past few days have centered on the issue of Christian worship on Sundays. Does it matter what day of the week we hold our services? Why do so many Christians insist on Sunday morning … Continue reading →

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Service Audio 9/25/2011

Posted on September 30, 2011 by

9.25.11 Full Service 9.25.11 Sermon – Non-Self-Referential Lives Fifteenth Sunday in Trinitytide 2011 Service Booklet

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9/18/2011 Service Audio

Posted on September 21, 2011 by

9.18.11 Full Service 9.18.11 Sermon – Jonah and God’s Evangelism Fourteenth Sunday in Trinitytide 2011 Service Booklet

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Posted on August 26, 2010 by

God in Christ steps into our world because he wants no-one to be lost, and so he gives to each and all the possibility of changing their lives and being recreated through the Spirit. The heart of our gospel proclamation … Continue reading →

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Living Within God’s Narrative

Posted on July 6, 2009 by

This is the “Robert Webber Quote of the Week” sent by Dr. Kent Walters of the Robert E. Webber Institute for Worship Studies: I once understood the gospel as God asking me to let him into my narrative, to find … Continue reading →

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In response to concerns…

Posted on December 29, 2008 by

A few months ago I was in conversation with an Episcopal priest in Florida whose church had experienced a painful split before he was called to serve there.  Most of the congregation had opted to leave the Episcopal Church to … Continue reading →

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Sheep without a Shepherd

Posted on January 19, 2008 by

“May the LORD…appoint a man over the congregation, who will go out and come in before them, and who will lead them out and bring them in, that the congregation of the LORD may not be like sheep which have … Continue reading →

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A Bright Epiphany for Us…and the World

Posted on January 5, 2008 by

Epiphany is a season of the Church Year that can be seen either as following or as extending Christmas. It commemorates the coming of magi – enigmatic, Gentile seekers – to the infant Jesus and his family – offering those … Continue reading →

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