Author Archive: saintphilipsnorwood
April 18, 2014, Good Friday – In Labor for a New Creation
In my own life, one of the more mysterious and profound experiences of being human has been that of bearing children. It is an experience that is difficult to describe or explain to anyone who has not shared it. The average pregnant woman experiences several months of back pain and heartburn and swollen legs and …
April 17, 2014, Maundy Thursday – The Last Lesson
To listen to this sermon, click here: 131019_001 Family dinners are complex things – on the surface one Christmas or Thanksgiving looks and feels much like another, year after year pretty much the same familiar traditions, same familiar foods, same people, same surroundings. But each year is unique because there is always a lot going on …
April 13, 2014, Palm Sunday – A Meditation
To listen to this sermon, click here: 131014_001 I have a bunny named Nell, who has been living in our kitchen for the winter. A few days ago I was cleaning out her cage I found an ad in the newspaper for a program called “Luggage with Love.” It is run by a group called …
April 6, 2014, Lent 5 – Deacon Rick Littlejohn guest speaker.
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March 30, 2014, Lent 4 – The Song of Judgment
To listen to this sermon, click here: 130930_001 Yesterday the Youth Group went to see the new movie version of the story of “Noah”. It is definitely a modern take on the story, and Aronofsky, the director went beyond taking liberties with the story; he basically re-invented it, complete with rock monsters and epic battle …
March 23, 2014, Lent 3 – Washing Away History
To listen to this sermon, click here: 130923_001 People tend to go through life lugging the burden of human history on their backs. No matter who you are, in some way or in many ways the events of the past intrude themselves into your present. On a global scale, we can see that with warfare …
March 16, 2014, Lent 2 – Being Born
To listen to this sermon, click here: 130916_001 Three of our children have had birthdays in the last week, so Carroll and I have been doing a lot of remembering about those days all those years ago when our sons Gabe and Isaac and Colin came into the world. You know we have had ten …
Why do we worship on Sunday, instead of on the Sabbath?
An answer to a friend’s question – I thought others might also wonder…. You asked about the practice of holding church on Sunday, the first day of the week, rather than on Saturday, the Sabbath day, as the Jewish practice used to be. I want to give you a good and careful answer, because I …
March 9, 2014, Lent 1 – The One Who Knows Us
To listen to this sermon, click here: 130909_001 There are two kinds of people in the world: people who spend a lot of time and energy every day worrying about their weight, and people who don’t have to worry about it. The first group of people fight a continual battle with the temptation to eat …
March 5, 2014, Ash Wednesday – Unpacking for the Journey
To listen to this sermon, click here: 130906_001 The complete text of the sermon is not available, but here is an outline: Packing for a trip – depends on how you are traveling — car, train, plane Lent is a journey of the heart, an inner journey, a private journey the Father, who sees in …
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