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... Has anyone ever been to the town of Norton, Kansas? No. Well, in the town of Norton, Kansas, there is a very curious...

In the Name... There’s a story told about John Wayne. He was cast in the Biblical epic “The Greatest Story Ever Told” as the centurion...

In the Name... A rich man was near death and grieved because he had worked so hard for his money that he wanted to be able to take it...

In the Name... It is sometimes said that if God made Man in His own image, then Man has returned the compliment. We may smile, but, it...

In the Name.... In the 1950's and 60's, the Revd. Canon Bryan Green was one of England's foremost preachers. Theologically erudite,...

Fifty miles south of Baghdad lie the ruins of the city of Babylon - Babylon the great. Six hundred years before Christ, the rulers of...

In the Name… An engineer was developing a high speed plane but, in testing, the wings kept falling off. An old rabbi friend of his heard...

By ancient tradition, no sermon is preached on Palm Sunday. Our usual liturgy consists of the cheerful Palm Procession followed by the...

In the Name... A singing group called "The Resurrection" was scheduled to sing at a church.  When a big snowstorm hit the area, the...

In the Name... A couple of clergy were standing by a road holding signs.  One read, "The End is Nigh."  The other read, "Turn Back, O...

In the Name... A group of hikers were being led through the Montana wilderness by a guide. On the third day, the hikers noticed that the...

Wait Sermon by Peggy Samuels Deacon-in-Training During this pandemic, much waiting is occurring in both connotations of the word. For the...

In the Name... A minister was teaching a Sunday school lesson and he told the kids that, as the pastor, he was like a shepherd and the...

Sermon: EASTER 3, April 26th, 2020 In the Name... A man bought his grandmother a CD player and some CD's so she wouldn't have to use her...

In the Name… A young man volunteered to entertain patients in a local rehab facility and took his portable keyboard.  He told some jokes...