Category Archives: Sermons
January 8, 2017, Opening the Door – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
To listen to this sermon, click here: Z0000003 Epiphany is the last chapter in what we think of as the “Christmas story” – kind of an epilog, really, because it happened quite a bit later: a year or maybe two years after the night of Jesus’ birth in the stable, with the Shepherds and Angels …
December 25, 2016, The Christmas Doll – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
To listen to this sermon, click here: Z0000001 Since it’s Christmas today, I wrote more of a story than a sermon. Once there was a little girl who got a doll for a Christmas present. It was a gift from her father. The little girl’s mother had died when the little girl was just a …
December 18, 2016, With Joseph at the Crossroads – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
Though the service had to be cancelled because of the ice and treacherous roads, here is the sermon you would have heard: Friday night, my grandchildren Alan and Katie came over for a movie night, and we watched The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. It was a little complicated for them because they hadn’t …
December 11, 2016, Grow Some Patience – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
Unfortunately there is no recording available for this sermon. James, the half-brother of our Lord, wrote: “Be patient, therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient about it, until it receives the early and the late rains. You also, be patient. …
December 4, 2016, Being People of Hope – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
To listen to this sermon, click here: 130413_001 This past Thursday morning there was a segment on public radio about a man in the Netherlands named Mark Langedijk. Last summer he chose to end his own life, not by suicide, but by euthanasia. He was 41 years old, and he had been struggling for many …
November 27, 2016, Be Ready! – guest speaker, Helen Harris
To listen to this sermon, click here: 130406_001 Today is the First Sunday of Advent. It is also a new liturgical year in our lectionary calendar season, year A. The appropriate liturgical color is usually purple, however, in recent years the trend of blue has emerged. The Latin word for ‘Advent’ is ‘Adventus’; which means …
Homily for Norwood Community Thanksgiving, Nov. 2016, Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
When I was a little girl, my Mom always made sure that we sent a thank-you note for every gift we received. And as a child, I remember this seemed like very, very hard work. When the fun of Christmas or my birthday was all over, I approached this task with great reluctance, even dread. …
November 20, 2016, The King and the Maiden – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
To listen to this sermon, click here: 130330_001 The King and the Maiden Søren Kierkegaard Suppose there was a king who loved a humble maiden. The king was like no other king. Every statesman trembled before his power. No one dared breathe a word against him, for he had the strength to crush all opponents. …
November 13, 2016, Taking the Long View – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
To listen to this sermon, click here: 130323_001 Jesus said something like this: The days are coming when there won’t be one board or piece of stained glass in St. Philip’s Church, there won’t be one brick in the Norwood town hall, there won’t be one stone in the White House, not one thing left …
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