Sermons


11/1: Our lives offer light to others

November 07, 2015  ·  The Rev. Kristi Philip
I came across a poem by the Jewish poet Hannah Senesh a while back (while looking for another poem). When I read it, I thought, “Wow! This says something about All Saints Day.” Here is her poem:
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10/4: In our vulnerability, let us trust in God

October 04, 2015  ·  The Rev. Kristi Philip
Proper 22-B, 9:00 a.m.
I used to have a lot of fun taking photos of signs that seemed to me the offer ‘strange juxtapositions’. For instance, a sign for an inn up north of here that said, “Bed and Breakfast --- Night Crawlers.” And then there was the sign in huge letters in front of a store that sai...
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9/13: Who do you say that I am?

September 13, 2015  ·  The Rev. Kristi Philip
The Rev. Kristi Philip
A couple of years ago Canadian sculptor Timothy Schmaltz created a piece known as the “Homeless Jesus.” This bronze sculpture, installed at Regis College in Toronto, shows a bearded man, covered by a thin blanket, sleeping on a park bench. It could be any homeless man – many o...
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