Category Archives: Select Sermons

“But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.” The parable of the prodigal son is found only in Luke’s Gospel and it is positioned to be the climax of Chapter 15. Chapter 15 of Luke presents three [...]

Jesus said, “A certain man had two sons: and the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living.” This story brought to mind William Carlos Williams’ famous poem “A Red Wheelbarrow:” so much depends upon a red wheel [...]

And his disciples answered him, From whence can a man satisfy these men with bread here in the wilderness? And he asked them How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven. You all know that one of my chief objects in preaching is to build up your confidence in the Holy Scriptures and in [...]

“Jesus said unto his disciples, Except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and the Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.” At every synod the Bishop has either the priest or the parish delegates tell the gathered synod about their parish’s activities over the last year. I [...]