Sermons
Sermon for Christmas Eve 10:30 pm
The Work of Christmas
Merry Christmas! I am so happy to say that to you and happy to celebrate my first Christmas at St James. Since arriving here in March, I feel reborn in many ways. One of my favorite things about St James Church is the St. James Preschool. The sheer vitality and innocence of th...
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Sermon for the Fourth Sunday of Advent
Not a Robot
When my middle aged friend told me she was pregnant, so many thoughts went through my head that I was speechless. My heart leaped for joy, while my mind thought: ‘she’s gonna need a sister.’ All I could do was hug her and pledge that I would dig the old baby sling out of the b...
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Sermon for 2nd Sunday of Advent
Welcome to Litter "J" - Sermon Delivered - December 9, 2018
A new litter of puppies has been born at the Kentucky Correctional Institution for Women, just three miles south of this pulpit on Ash Avenue. Each litter is assigned a letter of the alphabet. This is litter “A”, meaning all dogs will be given names beginning with the letter “...
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Sermon for 1st Sunday of Advent
Sermon Delivered -- December 2, 2018
God’s Creativity is a Wonder The water temperature at Dee’s Landing is forty five degrees. I was made to wear a wetsuit to join the River Rats on the Wednesday afternoon swim. We lasted for twenty five minutes. My last open water swim of the year was my first official swim wit...
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God’s Love — Nothing is Held Back
Sermon Delivered -- Remembrance Day -- November 11, 2018
A teacher gave her young art class the materials to draw anything they wanted. One little girl was so focused on her project that it caught the teacher’s eye. She was all in to the project. “What are you drawing?” she asked. “A picture of God,” the girl replied. “But no one kn...
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