Tag: Hebrews 11

Practice the Presence of God

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Sermon for Sunday, August 17, 2025 || Proper 15C || Hebrews 11:29 – 12:2

Today, I’m going to talk about faith. I’m going to talk about faith for two reasons. First, our reading from the Letter to the Hebrews invokes faith several times and I’d like to explore that with you. And second, over the course of my four weeks off, I discerned the need to recommit myself to some spiritual disciplines in order to exercise my faith. At the end of today’s sermon, I will invite you to do the same. But first, let’s define our terms.

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Cloud of Witnesses

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Sermon for Sunday, August 18, 2019 || Proper 15C || Hebrews 11:29–12:2

One of the great honors of my profession as an ordained pastor is the opportunity to preside at funerals. As a matter of fact, we had one here yesterday for longtime parishioner Bill Everett. Some funerals carry the weight of incredible sorrow; others buzz with palpable celebration. Most hold both sorrow and celebration in tandem, as the two are not enemies but rather both are sincere expressions of love. As I prepare for a funeral, and especially as I write the homily, I find my thoughts drawn to the eternal nature of the love of God, which God made tangible and so very present in the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

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