

Look to the Rising Sun
PENTECOSTIDE (LAST SUNDAY BEFORE ADVENT) 25 November 2018 A Sermon Delivered by Subdeacon Steve Wallace Today is the Sunday...


Acquiring the Holy Spirit
I. “It was Thursday. The day was gloomy. The snow lay eight inches deep on the ground; and dry, crisp snowflakes were falling thickly...


Don't Be a Cain
I. One word is spelled across the newspaper: “Revenge.” Spurned love, jealousy, humiliation…it doesn’t matter what it’s about. It grabs...


Too Scattered
I. “Ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind” (James 1:6). She...


Push Back Against Culture
I. We must push back against our culture as hard as it pushes back against us. April 18, 1775, a shot was fired in Lexington that was...


Unforgiveness: Self-inflicted Misery
I. The monk stormed into the abbot’s cell. “I have a complaint!” he said, “I’ve had enough of my brother and I want revenge.” The abbot...


Banquet of God
I. "Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you who have no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without...


Make Your Parish a Paradise
I. Make the place you are in a paradise. Mother Teresa founded the Missionaries of Charity with a mission. They were to live in the midst...


Thoughts on Death and Hope
I. Death is hideous and unnatural. A British editor named Diana Athill wrote an article called, “It’s Silly to Be Frightened of Being...


Humility is Strength
I. Humility is strength. Tall, muscular, dappled-grey with a black mane, bold and striking, the American Saddlebred named Traveller was...

