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Sermon Delivered -- September 21, 2018 -- Celebration of New Ministry for the Rev. H. Elizabeth Back
I am especially grateful and deeply honored to be with you this evening. I served as a rector for many years, most of them at St. Alban’s Parish on the grounds of Washington Cathedral. One of the ministries I liked best was working with students from Virginia Theological Semin...
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Many Mis-takes
Sermon delivered September 16, 2018
From the Letter of James: All of us make many mistakes. On a family vacation my family drove by a historic civic building, something like a courthouse. We were somewhere in the Deep South and my middle brother and I were young teenagers. In an effort to edify, my father slowed...
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A Boast
Sermon delivered September 9, 2018
You’ve heard of someone making a toast. I am making a boast — In the cross of Christ — In the Spirit of Paul’s letter to the Galatians where he writes "May I never boast of anything except the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which the world has been crucified to me, and I t...
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Politics in Church
Sermon delivered September 2, 2018
I am telling you up front this sermon is about politics in church. After the early service, a fan of mine pulled me aside and said, “Elizabeth I love you, but…” Here I go again! As I do, I bring to mind the meaning of the word “politics” — originating from high school Latin me...
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The Jar
Sermon Delivered -- August 26, 2018
I remember Mrs. Hargraves. She was my very first official teacher: Kindergarten. My mom dropped me off in the morning and picked me up two hours and a half hours later. I remember two things that were important to learn. First I had to figure out how to hang up my coat and mit...
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