Tag: Ordination

  • Hold The Tension – An Ordination Sermon  On Isaiah 6:1-8

    Hold The Tension – An Ordination Sermon On Isaiah 6:1-8

    As important as this evening is, it is only the evening of your ordination. And while what we do this evening matters and makes a difference, what will matter most and make the biggest difference is what you do with your priesthood tomorrow, the next day, the one after that, and, God willing, the one… Read more

  • Two Challenges – An Ordination Sermon On Acts 20:17-28

    Two Challenges – An Ordination Sermon On Acts 20:17-28

    Do not shrink and do not ever let us see your face again. That is the work and challenge before you. There is no trick or method to holding the tension and standing in the paradox. It is not something you do. It is a way of being. It is the way of Christ. Now… Read more