St. Paul 's

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... I understand that doctors have now discovered that there is a gene for shyness. Yes. They would have found it sooner,...

In the Name… A fellow trying to become a vegetarian was finding it very difficult. Unable to resist temptation, he went to a restaurant...

EPIPHANY 3, January 24th, 2021 In the Name.. A few years ago, on the Sunday when this text was appointed, a preacher got into his pulpit...

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... Over the years, I think I have baptized children with every possible variation on the spelling of “Caitlyn” and lots of...

In the Name... I've always enjoyed the New Yorker cartoon which portrays the traditional manger scene bathed in light from the star,...

In the Name... Well, Merry Christmas. Yes, it is the Third Day of the Christmas Season – so, watch out for French Hens. Today, though,...

In the Name... And may we all join in the prayer of Tiny Tim, "God bless us, every one." Now, Tiny Tim is not to be found in the Bible,...

In the Name... A little boy returned from Sunday School to tell his parents what he had learned about the first Christmas. “Santa Claus...

In the Name… Two brothers owned a dry cleaners and, on Christmas Eve, one of them found a $100 bill in a customer’s trouser pocket. At...

In the Name... There are times when truth is stranger than fiction. I was recently reading about some Federal policies from the 1950’s...

In the Name... A man was arrested and brought before the Judge. "Now then" the Judge asked, "what is the charge against this man?" The...

In the Name… After a trial had been going on for three days, the man accused of committing the crimes approached the bench and said "Your...

In the Name... The story is told of a priest who found a dead donkey in a field near his church.  He phoned the local authorities to...

In the Name... A priest was performing the baptism of a tiny infant.  A five-year-old girl in the congregation was watching everything...

In the Name… A fellow opened a new restaurant and ordered a floral wreath for the occasion.  When he got it, though, he saw the ribbon...

In the Name... Henry Augustus Rowland, a professor at Johns Hopkins, was noted both for his ground-breaking discoveries in physics and...