Monthly Archives: September 2007
Clean Hearts, Dirty Hands: A Sermon for September 30, 2007 – Proper 21C, Ordinary 26C, and Pentecost 18C
The passages that form the foundation for this sermon are: Amos 6:1a, 4-7; 1 Timothy 6:11-19, Luke 16:1-8, and Luke 16:19-31. [print_link] ———- This morning I want to both revisit last week’s gospel reading and tie it to the gospel reading for today. I want to do this for two reasons. First, it is always [...]
Gravity, Jelly Toast, Cats and White Carpet
A video for Jim (because he doesn’t like cats) and Julie (because she does). Thanks to John of Lake Neuron. Technorati tags: gravity, jelly toast, cats, carpet, video
Stained Glass: St. Elizabeth of Hungary with Child
A beautiful image from St. Elizabeth Church in Norwood, Ohio, home to Vineyard Central. Technorati tags: St. Elizabeth of Hungary, Stained glass
The Fanboy in Me Comes Out – Opera Browser News
Two recent articles praise Opera Browser. Excerpts and links are below. The September issue of PC Pro magazine refers to Opera as “the only truly alternative browsing choice.” “It’s actually quite hard to truly escape Internet Explorer or Firefox, because many alternative browsers just wrap a different user interface around the same rendering engines that [...]
Losers – A Sermon for Proper 19C, Ordinary 24C, Pentecost 16C and September 16, 2007
Losers – Based on Luke 15:1-32 [print_link] Special thanks to my favorite theologian Robert Farrar Capon and his writings on this passage. They heavily informed my work on the middle section about the shepherd searching for the lost sheep, the woman looking for her lost coin, and the two lost sons (otherwise known as the [...]
Some Thoughts on Christian Unity
Phil Miller at CRN.Info and Analysis posted some interesting quotes on Christian unity from some of the leaders of the great religious movements of the last 500 years. As a United Methodist, I found the one by John Wesley to be of more than passing interest to me, but all of the quotes are of [...]
Powerpoint Slide for Holy Communion
To access an 800×600 pixel picture for your use in worship services, click on the picture and you will be taken to the flickr page where it is located. Click on “All Sizes” and you will see the “Original” size ready for you to right click on and download. Technorati tags: powerpoint, Holy Communion, bread, [...]
Photo Meditations on Fallen Leaves – Part 2
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Photo Meditations on Fallen Leaves – Part One
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Video: Johnny Cash and "Hurt"
What a great video and song. It’s hard to believe that this is a cover song given how appropriate it was to Cash’s life at the time he recorded it. Technorati tags: video, Johnny Cash, music, Hurt
