“Every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future.”

~ Oscar Wilde

“Game Day!” – Ephesians 6:10-20 (Year B, Proper 16 (21))

2024-08-13T12:37:32-04:00August 19th, 2024|Lectionary Sermon Starters|

Read the Lectionary Texts Well, it’s football time in America!!! The NFL preseason games kicked off last week and the College football season is on the horizon. For many, "it's the most wonderful time of the year!" Sorry, Christmas! But the preseason is the preseason - a time for teams to fine tune their skills and coaching staffs to fine tune their rosters. All this, of course is to get ready for..."Game Day!" Now that sounds an awful lot like our Scripture reading for today! Ephesians 6 tells us that faith is about getting ready for the “game days” [READ MORE]

“How to LIVE – Forever!” – John 6:48-58 (Year B, Proper 15 (20))

2024-08-12T12:58:12-04:00August 12th, 2024|Lectionary Sermon Starters|

Read the Lectionary Texts   How would you like to live…FOREVER? Or, how would you like to LIVE…forever? Which of the two will it be for you? A musician friend of mine once told me that in John Stainer’s classic choral anthem “God So Loved The World”, there is a particular emphasis placed upon different words in the haunting three-time echo of the lyrics that bring the piece to a close. I have no idea if this is true or not because I am not a musician, but I want it to be true! The song closes this way: “God so [READ MORE]

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