Tag: Lazarus
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Loving Each Other Into The Future – A Sermon On John 12:1-8
By now many of you have heard that Tom died Wednesday afternoon. He was one of the great men in this parish and town. His wife and children were with him the last few days as he was crossing over. Grandchildren and other family members spoke to him by phone or video call. I got Read more
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“Lazarus, Come Out” – An All Saints’ Day Sermon On John 11:32-44
“Lazarus, come out!” Jesus says in today’s gospel (John 11:32-44). He is calling Lazarus I hope you will hold onto those words. Let them sink into your heart and fall from your lips. “Lazarus, come out!” They are the thread that runs through this All Saints’ Day and everything we will do and say. They Read more
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Lazarus Is Knocking – A Sermon On Luke 16:19-31
Exclusive communities, membership dues, railroad tracks, border walls, the other side of town; it seems there is always a gate between the rich and the poor. And so it is in today’s gospel (Luke 16:19-31). On one side of the gate a rich man lives in splendor. He’s well dressed in expensive clothes. He sits Read more
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All Things Are Being Made New – A Sermon For All Saints’ Sunday On John 11:32-44
Mary said, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.” The thing that strikes me about Mary in today’s gospel (John 11:32-44) is that she wants something different from the life she has. She wants something new. And who among us today doesn’t know what that’s like? Haven’t there been times Read more
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Unbinding Abundance – An All Saints’ Sermon On John 11:32-44
All Saints Sunday – John 11:32-44 “Where have you laid him?” Jesus asked them. “Lord, come and see.” The thing that strikes me most about Mary and Martha in today’s gospel (John 11:32-44) is their loneliness. They’re lonely. They’re lonely for their brother. They’re lonely for Jesus. They’re lonely for the life they used to Read more
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Irreparable Loss
Some losses are irreparable. The time is ruined. The suffering cannot be redeemed. There is no gain from this pain, no view long enough to eventually say, “It was worth it,” nothing that can compensate for what has been taken. And that’s okay. I do not want a salary for my suffering, I want salvation Read more
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Taking the Next First Step – An All Saints Sermon on John 11:32-44
After three and a half months on sabbatical I can say, without reservation, I like the sabbatical life. But I also want you to know that each day of the last three and a half months I’ve carried a pendant of St. Philip in my pocket and I’ve carried you in my heart and love. Read more
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Unbinding Stinky George – A Sermon on John 11:1-45, Lent 5A
The collect and readings for the Fifth Sunday in Lent may be found here. The appointed gospel is John 11:1-45, the raising of Lazarus. Now a certain man was ill, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. Mary was the one who anointed the Lord with perfume and wiped his feet Read more
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A Sermon for the Feast of All Saints
Today, November 1, is the Feast of All Saints. The collect and scriptures for today can be found here. The lectionary appoints John 11:23-44 as the gospel. As permitted by the rubrics of the Book of Common Prayer I lengthened the gospel to begin at verse 17. 17When Jesus arrived, he found that Lazarus had Read more
Interrupting the Silence 