In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
This past week Barry invited a good friend of his from the Chicago office of his company to come to dinner at our house and sleep over that night. We had a really good, relaxed visit, and it felt great to open up our home to this nice guy.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
It’s been fun to listen to people’s stories of where they’ve traveled this summer for vacation. Sometimes it’s pretty far away; sometimes pretty near. Across the state or even across the town.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Hosea was certainly one of the ancient world’s premier shock-jocks. He spoke out to the people of the northern kingdom of Israel around the year 740 B.C. and threatened them with language guaranteed to get their attention.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Please don’t sit down! No, instead, please everyone stand toward the middle of the central aisle. I’ll ask you to move to either end of the church to answer each of the following questions with your feet. Now, good Anglicans like ourselves don’t always fit into black and white categories, so if you can’t commit to one side or the other, stand somewhere in the middle. Ready?
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
It’s always good to know what something costs before you get in line to buy it. And today we hear Jesus telling his followers what it will cost them to be a true disciple—a true friend of his.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
When I was in Seminary in New York I had a student-friend who came into the Episcopal Church from the Presbyterian Church. He was a minister and was changing denominations. He was a very committed Christian who happened to be a gay man. He was looking for a Church where he could be fully himself. He was a good friend.
