ACTING FROM THE INSIDE-OUT Mark 7:1-8,14-15, 21-23 When I was a working as a youth worker and lay-assistant in a cathedral parish, Spencer Elliott, a well known preacher in those days, was the priest in charge of the parish while the Rector was on a sabbatical.  One Wednesday morning, we were going to a 10 … More Acting From the Inside Out – Pentecost 15

A Life Worth Living (in Spite of Wanting to Quit) John 6:56-69 A bishop who I worked with at one time said to me that he used to make himself scarce on the night before an ordination to the priesthood because the people to be ordained often wanted to see him in order to change … More A Life Worth Living – Pentecost 14

THE BARGAIN OF A LIFETIME John 6:51-58 When I read a piece entitled “A Baloney Sandwich” by Bob Benson in See You At The House (1) recently, I was reminded of some of the church picnics I attended when living on my own. Benson’s experience was so similar to mine that we could have been … More Bargain of a Lifetime – Pentecost 13

GOING BEYOND THE SURFACE John 6:35,41-51 Sometimes we reach conclusions about people too soon.  I remember hearing a sermon one time on the scripture passage “by their fruits you shall know them”. The preacher pointed out that people like to judge others when they first meet them by their looks, by the way they are … More Going Beyond the Surface – Pentecost 12