SERMON Epiphany 4c 2019 I Corinthians 13 First Corinthians 13 is probably the most popular chapter in all of scripture; it even has a nickname: “The Love Chapter” and I am sure I have heard it read out at just about every wedding I have Read More …
As you can imagine, the story of the wedding at Cana is one that we pastors are called upon to preach often; it is the gospel lesson commonly appointed for weddings. This makes some sense; it is the only time in our scriptures that Read More …
I don’t know about you, but I am very hungry for some good news just now. I’ve been an avid consumer of world and national news at least since the Vietnam War, and I can’t remember a time when I have felt so discouraged, so Read More …
Divorce One of the great blessings of ministry is the opportunity to work among so many intact, loving marriages. The statistics suggest that being grounded in a life of faith and of a faith community is a strong indicator for success in marriage, and in Read More …
SERMON Easter Day 2018 By Pastor Leo E. Longan Well, I finally just Googled it: Easter April Fools. The weird calendar this year, with Ash Wednesday on Valentines Day, Good Friday on Passover, and Easter on April Fools Day … as a preacher I Read More …
SERMON Lent 3b 2018 Billy Graham and Evangelicals By Pastor Leo E. Longan I think you all must know by now that Billy Graham died last week. Do I need to tell anybody who he was? Billy Graham was a Christian evangelist, a Southern Read More …
SERMON Lent 1B 2018 Mark: Temptation of Jesus/Rimbo Resignation By Pastor Leo E. Longan Do you know where you were baptized? And when? The date, the town, the church or maybe at home, some of you. The name of the pastor? I had to look Read More …
SERMON Transfiguration 2018 By Pastor Leo E. Longan We have been together a long time, long enough for you to have discovered that I’m not much of a sports fan. But as someone who lived in Philadelphia for several years long ago – and loved Read More …
SERMON Epiphany 5b 2018 By Pastor Leo E. Longan Annual Meeting: the Mirror and the Miracle Today as we gather to do the work of this community in our annual meeting of the congregation, perhaps a little back-to-basics is in order, starting with this Read More …
SERMON Epiphany 2b 2018 By Pastor Leo E. Longan Martin Luther King In our lessons today, we hear about God’s call of the boy Samuel to serve him as a prophet, and Jesus’ call of Philip and Nathaniel to be disciples. It is, therefore, a very Read More …