Category Archives: Church
The Annunciation
This picture was taken at the Thinspace gathering in March 2007 at Vineyard Central’s sacred place . . . St. Elizabeth’s (a former Roman Catholic Church). Technorati tags: photos, photography, stained glass, Mary, Gabriel, Holy Spirit, Dove, the Annunciation
This Week’s Quote – Epistle to Diognetus
I found this on the blog Restless Reformer and decided to steal, er . . . borrow it. “For the Christians are distinguished from other men neither by country, nor language, nor the customs which they observe. For they neither inhabit cities of their own, nor employ a peculiar form of speech, nor lead a life which [...]
Stained Glass Windows at First UMC in Pottstown, PA
Taken on May 24, 2007. Technorati tags: photography, photos, stained glass, windows, Jesus, Emmaus, Mary Magdeline
A Reflection on Death and Dying
I watch her breathe . . . quick shallow breathes, and I see the IV drip its medicine and morphine into her arm. They provide an artificial, but necessary, peace and a relief from any pain she may feel. I listen to the oxygen as it bubbles in the water in the small jar hanging on [...]
Mother Mary in Stained Glass
This photo was taken at the Thinspace gathering in March 2007 in Norwood, Ohio. Technorati tags: photo, Mary, church, stained glass
This Week’s Links – Armenia, Vonnegut, Guns, etc. . .
Never Again, Again (from Even the Devils Believe) Today [April 24th] the beginning of the Mec Ejer’n, the Armenian Holocaust, is commemorated. A number of people around the blogosphere have posted about it, including Serge (John) and Kyle. Armenia is very close to my heart. My host family in Russia is Armenian, long-time residents of [...]
The Sermon I Did Preach: Walking the Road of Disappointment
Below is the sermon I actually did preach at two of our three worship services this morning. It too is based on the Emmaus Road story in Luke. Of course, since what I actually said at the time was pretty much ad-libbed, what follows is a fleshed-out version of the message. I hope it is of [...]
The Sermon I Was Going to Preach – Walking the Road of Disappointment
Below is the sermon I was going to preach at our three worship services this morning. It is based on the Emmaus Road story in Luke. I did preach this at 8:15 am, but when it came time for the sermon at the other two services, I went off script in the middle. I will [...]
Dying So That We MIght Live: An Easter Sermon
Here is my sermon for Easter 2007. Special thanks to Dying Church for all the resources I “borrowed.” While preaching a minister asked his church, “Who wants to go to heaven?”Everyone held up their hands except one young boy.“Son, don’t you want to go to heaven when you die?”“Yes sir, when I die, but I [...]
A Recycled and Expanded Post: Dying to Live
I first posted this in April 2005. It is time to resurrect it as I prepare myself for Easter and my message for the day, which I am tentatively calling: Dying so that We Might Live. The original post consisted of the following quotes from Robert Capon, all of which are about the need for us to die to ourselves. I [...]
