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Bios and Zoe

Published on August 19, 2024September 9, 2024 by Adam ThomasLeave a comment

Sermon for Sunday, August 18, 2024 || Proper 15B || John 6:51-58

What does it mean to be alive? The biological definition is fairly simple: to be alive means that the processes which keep our bodies functional are working. Our hearts pump blood, our lungs exchange carbon dioxide for oxygen, our digestive organs turn food into nutrients and waste, and our brains keep all these systems running. In this way, we are alive like amoebas are alive, just at a more complex scale.

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Sabbatical Retrospective, Year 2023: The Funeral Homily

Published on August 5, 2024August 27, 2024 by Adam ThomasLeave a comment

During my sabbatical, I’m not writing new sermons, so on Mondays I am choosing one post from every year of WheretheWind.com to highlight. In 2023, my church was in the midst of an unprecedented number of deaths and funerals in the parish. This sermon was a response to that reality and is now one of the most often viewed posts on this website.

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Sabbatical Retrospective, Year 2021: The Rainbow

Published on July 22, 2024August 11, 2024 by Adam ThomasLeave a comment

During my sabbatical, I’m not writing new sermons, so on Mondays I am choosing one post from every year of WheretheWind.com to highlight. In 2021, nearly a year into the pandemic building closure I wrote this sermon about Noah’s ark.

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Sabbatical Retrospective, Year 2020: Why Are You Weeping?

Published on July 15, 2024August 6, 2024 by Adam ThomasLeave a comment

During my sabbatical, I’m not writing new sermons, so on Mondays I am choosing one post from every year of WheretheWind.com to highlight. In 2020, I preached the following sermon on Easter Sunday, less than a month into the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Sabbatical Retrospective, Year 2019: The National Memorial for Peace and Justice

Published on July 8, 2024August 6, 2024 by Adam ThomasLeave a comment

During my sabbatical, I’m not writing new sermons, so on Mondays I am choosing one post from every year of WheretheWind.com to highlight. In 2019, I wrote notes each week of my first sabbatical, and this is one about my time at the Lynching Memorial in Montgomery, Alabama.

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Sabbatical Retrospective, Year 2018: You Are My Child

Published on July 1, 2024August 6, 2024 by Adam ThomasLeave a comment

During my sabbatical, I’m not writing new sermons, so on Mondays I am choosing one post from every year of WheretheWind.com to highlight. Every once in a while I sing during a sermon, including during the sermon in 2018.

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Sabbatical Retrospective, Year 2017: The Uniqueness of the Incarnation

Published on June 24, 2024July 12, 2024 by Adam ThomasLeave a comment

During my sabbatical, I’m not writing new sermons, so on Mondays I am choosing one post from every year of WheretheWind.com to highlight. In 2017, I preached this sermon on Christmas Eve.

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Sabbatical Retrospective, Year 2016: The Spiritual Desert

Published on June 17, 2024July 12, 2024 by Adam ThomasLeave a comment

During my sabbatical, I’m not writing new sermons, so on Mondays I am choosing one post from every year of WheretheWind.com to highlight. Near the end of 2016, I was going through time of dryness spiritually, and this sermon grew out of that.

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Sabbatical Retrospective, Year 2015: The Blueprint

Published on June 10, 2024July 12, 2024 by Adam ThomasLeave a comment

During my sabbatical, I’m not writing new sermons, so on Mondays I am choosing one post from every year of WheretheWind.com to highlight. In 2015, I wrote this sermon for Trinity Sunday, and I really liked it.

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Sabbatical Retrospective, Year 2010: The Pews in the North Transept, A Remembrance

Published on May 6, 2024May 28, 2024 by Adam ThomasLeave a comment

During my sabbatical, I’m not writing new sermons, so on Mondays I am choosing one post from every year of WheretheWind.com to highlight. In October of 2010, the historic chapel at my seminary burned down. I wrote this reflection about my experience in that awkward, beautiful building.

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