St. Paul 's

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... I was recently thinking that in Lent we should only eat turtle soup and escargots. No 'fast' food. I knew I should have...

In the Name.... One winter Sunday, a young Scottish minister had to make an afternoon visit to a farm on the far side of a loch. Noting...

In the Name... A preacher started his sermon denouncing Hollywood and several people said "Amen." Then, he preached against Wall Street...

In the Name... The story is told of a young curate who was sent to a parish with an insufferable rector. After serving there a couple of...

In the Name... After Sunday School, a young boy was asked by his parents what he had learned for Lent. Two things, he said. Give alms...

In the Name... There is a church in England, dedicated to the Ascension, which is remarkable for a particular piece of artwork.  Above...

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...

In the Name… Sometimes, you just can’t invent this stuff.  A letter from the Department of Social Services, Greenville, South Carolina,...

Sermon: LENT 4, March 22nd, 2020 In the Name... A minister told his congregation, "Next week I plan to preach about the sin of lying.  To...

In the Name… A Sunday School teacher asked the class, “Why did the Hebrews wander in the desert for forty years?” One boy put up his...

In the Name... Some years ago I heard the phrase, "God so loved the world...that he didn't send a committee." I think we can all relate...

In the Name... Two young monks both wanted to smoke during Lent and decided to ask the abbot. The first asked, but was told no. The...