by Angela Ward | Mar 22, 2021 | Text Sermons
Jeremiah 31:31-34 In 1920 the Prohibition movement began in the US. A nationwide constitutional ban on the production, importation, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages. And what was the goal of prohibition? Advocates desired a reduction in substance...
by Angela Ward | Mar 17, 2021 | Text Sermons
For many of us, what we heard today is the most familiar part of the Bible. This text is so familiar, partly, because of the Rock ‘n’ Rollin’ movement in the 1970s when born-again Christians held up John 3:16 signs at sporting events. I was thinking about...
by Angela Ward | Mar 11, 2021 | Text Sermons
In what largely strikes the twenty-first century ear as insensitive (even condescending or “negative Nancy”), the sixteenth century Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Cranmer, began the collect today with these words: “Almighty God, you know that we have no power in...
by Angela Ward | Mar 6, 2021 | Text Sermons
From today’s Epistle: “Therefore, Abraham’s faith was reckoned to him as righteousness.” Most of us are familiar with the plight of Charlie Brown. Year after year, when football season starts, Charlie Brown asks Lucy to hold the football for him in the hope that he...
by Angela Ward | Feb 27, 2021 | Text Sermons
St. Paul writes the Christians in Corinth with these words: “Do not accept the grace of God in vain.” We might phrase it more like this today: “Do not dismiss the grace of God without serious consideration – that is, without thoroughly considering the consequences.”...
by Angela Ward | Feb 17, 2021 | Text Sermons
When was the last time you put your foot in your mouth? It’s a great idiom we use to describe situations when we unintentionally say something embarrassing or downright tactless. We’ve all done it at some point, and some of us seem to be more prone than...
