Author Archive: saintphilipsnorwood
September 19, 2021, Free to Lose, Free to Love, Mark 9:30-37 – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
Today you can really feel that summer is over and autumn is just a couple of days away. We’ve been plugging away at getting ready at our house: picking plums and raspberries and cucumbers and squash to can or freeze or make jam, and all the other things we need to do to be ready …
September 12, 2021, Out of the Box and Into the Way, Mark 8:27-38 – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
To listen to this sermon, click here: I am one of those people who need to make lists. I have lists all over the place – lists on the refrigerator of the dinners I’m going to make this week, and grocery lists on the blackboard, and lists of ideas for birthday presents, and lists of …
September 5, 2021, Neiman Marcus and the Kingdom of God, James 2:1-4 – guest speaker Carroll Boswell
to listen to this sermon, click here: Possibly everyone has heard of Neiman-Marcus, though probably none of us here have been in one. It is a luxury department store with its headquarters in Dallas. It caters to the very wealthy. It would be embarrassing to even go into one of them unless you had some …
August 29, 2021, Splinters and Beams and the Empty Coffeepot, Mark 7:1-23 – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
To listen to this sermon, click here: There are two really excellent films that have came out a few years ago, dealing with the problem of racism in our country. Both films are based on true stories. If you haven’t seen them, I highly recommend them. Hidden Figures is about four brilliant women who worked …
August 22, 2021, Put on the Full Armor, Ephesians 6:10-20 – Mtr Kathryn Boswell
The reading from Ephesians today conjures up images of Roman centurions in old-time armor. But we still wear armor nowadays. People in the military wear armor. Firefighters and people in law enforcement wear armor. And there are other kinds of protection that we put on. Bicycle helmets for cyclists, knee pads and other protective gear …
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