In the Name... Did anyone get an urgent e-mail, this week, from the widow of an African missionary? Well, she told me that she had ten...

Sermon: EPIPHANY 5, February 10th, 2019 In the Name... Who likes a surprise? Are you sure? Depends, doesn’t it? We all love surprises...

In the Name... Last week, I made the outrageous claim that the shortest man in the Bible was Knee-high-miah. But, one of you told me I...

In the Name... This morning's Old Testament lesson comes from a book with which most of us probably aren't overly familiar, the Book of...

In the Name… A young man had just gotten his driving permit and asked his father, a minister, if they could discuss the use of the car....

In the Name... Back in the 1970's, Episcopal seminaries started offering something called the Doctor of Ministry. It's sort of a...

In the Name... Teaching about today’s Gospel in his class, a Sunday School teacher had a terrible cold that affected his voice, so, his...

In the Name... There was once a preacher planning to go on holiday but, he didn't want the congregation to miss his wonderful sermons. ...

In the Name... A rabbi, a priest, and a minister were discussing career advancement in their respective faiths. The minister said, "All...

In the Name... Some missionary nuns started a medical clinic which would treat any illness and was open to people of all faiths. To...

In the Name... There was a man who used to live a life of gambling and drinking and was always at the pawn shop, then, one day he turned...

Sermon: EPIPHANY 4, January 29th, 2017 In the Name... In the Monty Python comedy film, "The Life of Brian", there is a scene where the...

Sermon: EPIPHANY 3, January 22d, 2017 In the Name.. A little boy was hearing his Sunday School teacher describe how Jesus approached...

Sermon: EPIPHANY 2, January 15th, 2017 In the Name... There was a man who became obsessed with finding the secret of a happy life. He...

In the Name... After attending his baby sister's baptism, little Johnny was sniffling and sobbing in the car on the way home. "What's...

In the Name... A fellow is walking down the street in New York City and he notices his watch has stopped. He looks around and sees a...

From ancient times, mountains have been part of the story of our faith. Mountains are places of encounter with the divine. Moses on Mt....

Water into wine. One of the most well-known and familiar of stories in the Gospels. But why? Why do we remember this strange and...

Years ago, when I was rector of the American Church in Florence, Italy, one of the joys for our family in the weeks after Christmas was...