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sighs too deep for words: The Disguise of Evil
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Sighs too deep for words. Monday, July 13, 2015. The Disguise of Evil. The Disguise of Evil. Proper 10, Year B. Audio Version of Sermon. As if the image of John the Baptist’s head on a platter isn’t startling enough, I thought I’d recall an image from the Revelation of John to sort of kick things off this morning! While we are at it, might as well swing for the fences, right? If only it were that simple! For starters, Herod likes having John the Baptist around. He is kind of like the king’s rab...First o...
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sighs too deep for words: God is Walking on Water in Selma
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Sighs too deep for words. Monday, July 27, 2015. God is Walking on Water in Selma. God is Walking on Water in Selma. Proper 12, Year B, 2015. Anyway, King Herod seems to be articulating something that many of us have wondered at some point in our life. If Jesus is really the Christ, why don’t we see him performing miracles on demand? Why isn’t Jesus still walking on water or turning a few loaves of bread into enough for thousands? What happened to Jesus the miracle worker? And this line of thinking isn&#...
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sighs too deep for words: February 2015
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Sighs too deep for words. Monday, February 23, 2015. What is God doing about all the evil and violence? Audio Version of Sermon. I know that most of you probably came to church this morning hoping to escape the endless news cycles that spell violence, fear, and hate. Like many of you, the only news I watch anymore is the weather but that’s getting pretty depressing these days too. It’s all just too sad. And how can we be a part of God’s plan to deliver the world from evil? How is the answer Jesus? But th...
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sighs too deep for words: June 2015
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Sighs too deep for words. Monday, June 29, 2015. Proper 8,Year B, 2015. The Rev. Jack Alvey. Audio Version of Sermon. One Saturday morning, while on-call as a chaplain resident at Baptist Princeton in Birmingham, I was greeted with the news that a family had just learned there loved one had died. Like I normally did, I went into the family room to pray with those who were grieving. But it was really just miscommunication—the patient never died. After the short detour, Jesus makes his way to Jarius’...
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sighs too deep for words: May 2015
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Sighs too deep for words. Tuesday, May 26, 2015. How is the Holy Spirit alive today? Day of Pentecost Readings. Please excuse all grammar and spelling mistakes*. If you do not forgive others, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses". AUDIO RECORDING OF SERMON. I wondered, "Is the bishop playing some kind of Holy Spirit joke on me or something? I remember Bishop Parsley asking me casually at a lunch one day what I thought the verse from Acts 15:28 was all about. (I went to Virginia Theologica...
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sighs too deep for words: July 2015
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Sighs too deep for words. Monday, July 27, 2015. God is Walking on Water in Selma. God is Walking on Water in Selma. Proper 12, Year B, 2015. Anyway, King Herod seems to be articulating something that many of us have wondered at some point in our life. If Jesus is really the Christ, why don’t we see him performing miracles on demand? Why isn’t Jesus still walking on water or turning a few loaves of bread into enough for thousands? What happened to Jesus the miracle worker? And this line of thinking isn&#...
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sighs too deep for words: The Fringe of His Cloak
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Sighs too deep for words. Monday, July 20, 2015. The Fringe of His Cloak. The Fringe of His Cloak. Proper 11, Year B. Listen to Audio Version of Sermon. 8220;As he went ashore, he saw a great crowd; and he had compassion for them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd.” Can you imagine what this might have looked like? If you read on in scripture, we learn that the crowd includes 5,000 people not including women and children. Where do we see crowds like this today? Here we have a people who are...
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sighs too deep for words: July 2014
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Sighs too deep for words. Thursday, July 10, 2014. Dear All Saints',. Dear All Saints',. Last July I experienced one of those growth opportunities that we all know and love. Anna Russell was on maternity leave and Glenda was on vacation. I wondered how I could steer this ship without them. The month was full of challenges and opportunities for ministry that I otherwise would not have had. I preached more than I was used to preaching. I visited the hospital almost every day. How far is too far to move?
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sighs too deep for words: The Problem of Evil: "You Can't Handle the Truth"
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Sighs too deep for words. Monday, June 22, 2015. The Problem of Evil: "You Can't Handle the Truth". The Problem of Evil: "You Can't Handle the Truth". Proper 7. Year B. June 21. 2015. Audio Version of Sermon. As you know, nine people were gunned down this past week at Emmanuel AME Church in Charleston. These nine people gathered for prayer and Bible study and were senselessly killed by a 21 year old white male who claimed that he was on a mission to help preserve the white race. Satan makes this bet beca...
