PENTECOST 3, June 26th, 2022 In the Name... The story is told of a pompous speaker who was so boring that his audience began to get up...

In the Name… A non-religious family sent their son to a church school because it had a good reputation. One day, the boy came home and...

In the Name... In view of this morning's Gospel it would be very easy to begin by telling some real porkers. However, as you may already...

In the Name... I saw an interesting bumper sticker. It read, "Jesus is coming - look busy.” When Jesus told his disciples that he was...

In the Name... The old chapel at Virginia Seminary had a stained glass window behind its altar with three panels depicting the Ascension...

In the Name... One Sunday, after the service, a man said to the minister,” Pastor, today your sermon reminded me of the peace and love of...

In the Name... Pastor John sat comfortably in his big pulpit chair on the stage while the congregation finished the final stanza of a...

In the Name... A priest was once teaching a Sunday School class and asked them, “If you are the sheep and Jesus is the Good Shepherd,...

In the Name… A pastor asked his elders what sort of things they would like people to say about them at their funerals. One replied, “I’d...

In the Name... A fellow went to work on Monday and his boss asked him. "Tell me, do you believe in life after death?" "Yes", the fellow...

In the Name... Did you know that the Easter Bunny is real? I’m serious. In the museum of the University of Wisconsin you can see, with...

In the Name... A woman once confessed to a priest that she thought she might be guilty of the sin of pride. "Whenever I look in a...

In the Name... There was once a young curate who always preached about confession. No matter what the Sunday texts, he always managed to...

In the Name... There's a saying that no good deed goes unpunished. In 2003, a woman in Dallas witnessed a violent crime which made the...

In the Name... Just as the graveside service ended, there was a tremendous burst of thunder and rain began to fall. One mourner turned...

In the Name... A priest woke up early one exceptionally beautiful and sunny Sunday morning and couldn't resist the temptation to play...

In the Name... One evening, a couple had an argument and decided not to talk to each other for the rest of the night. The man, though,...

In the Name... Faster than a speeding bullet; able to leap tall buildings in a single bound; is it a bird; is it a plane? - These...

In the Name... In the Monty Python comedy film, "The Quest for the Holy Grail", there is a scene where a pious monk offers the following...

In the Name... A priest was sitting beside a nervous passenger on a particularly bumpy flight. After a severe jolt, the passenger...