Category Archives: Witness

Posted on August 26, 2010 by Father Paul

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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Service Audio 5/9/10

Posted on May 14, 2010 by Father Paul

Sometimes the Lord speaks into the middle of our worship and challenges us with a word we had not come planning to hear. St. Paul prepares us for the sort of orderly (even though somewhat spontaneous) and edifying layering of liturgical, … Continue reading →

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1/17/10 Service Audio

Posted on January 18, 2010 by Father Paul

1.17.10 Full Service Readings: Isaiah 62:1-5; Psalm 36; 1 Corinthians 12:1-11; John 2:1-11 1.17.10 Sermon ”For Zion’s Sake We Will Not Be Silent” Second Sunday after the Epiphany ’10 Service Booklet

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Living Within God’s Narrative

Posted on July 6, 2009 by Father Paul

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 Father Paul

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 Father Paul

“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 Father Paul

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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Collars in Pieces

Posted on December 10, 2007 by Father Paul

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article3026245.ece In protest against the cruel dictatorship of Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe, Anglican Archbishop of York, Dr. John Sentamu, has publicly cut into pieces his clerical collar, refusing to wear it again until the tyrant is deposed. His reasoning: Mugabe, with … Continue reading →

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