In the Name... A busy minister began his sermon one week by apologizing that he had not had time to prepare a written text. "I shall...

In the Name... Did anyone get an urgent e-mail, this week, from the widow of an African missionary? Well, she told me that she had ten...

Sermon: EPIPHANY 5, February 10th, 2019 In the Name... Who likes a surprise? Are you sure? Depends, doesn’t it? We all love surprises...

In the Name... Last week, I made the outrageous claim that the shortest man in the Bible was Knee-high-miah. But, one of you told me I...

In the Name... This morning's Old Testament lesson comes from a book with which most of us probably aren't overly familiar, the Book of...

A Seat at the Table In first century Palestine a wedding feast would go on for a week. The whole village was likely to come to the feast,...

In the Name... Archbishop Michael Ramsey was once asked, “How long do you pray each day?” Without hesitation, he replied, “About two...

In the Name... Mark Twain said he once put a dog and a cat together in a cage to see if they could get along. They did. So he put a...

In the Name… I forget who it was that once said that happiness was knowing that you had a large, loving, caring, supportive family – in...

In the Name... And, let me wish all of you a very Merry Christmas. Christmas is fun, isn't it? But, it's also a very strange time of...

In the Name… I recently heard of some proposed Christmas movies which were never made: The Lord of the Five Golden Rings, Harry Potter...

In the Name… Some ministers were having a problem with squirrels in their churches. The Catholic priest had tried to exorcise them, but,...

In the Name... I greet you this morning in the second year of the presidency of Donald Trump, when Michael Curry was Presiding Bishop,...

In the Name... A few guys were sitting around and one said: "I live for today. You never know what might happen. You could step into the...

In the Name... A lion woke up one morning feeling a bit full of himself, so, he went out, cornered a hyena and roared, "Who is king of...

In the Name... There was a minister who always began his sermons with a prayer of thanksgiving. One day, however, there was a great...

In the Name... A grizzled old man stood on a park bench and started shouting, "The world will end soon. The world will end soon." A...

In the Name... And Jesus said, "Beware of the scribes who like to walk around in long robes." I had thought of wearing a short one today....

In the Name... Lake Wobegon is a quiet sort of place, but, you won't find it on any map because it's the creation of author Garrison...

In the Name... There was once a British TV series set in a department store. The title of the series was the question sales staff would...