6 mins

A Sermon for World Refugee Week

This sermon was preached on June 24, 2018 at St. John the Evangelist Church in Newport, RI.   When I was ordained almost two decades ago, Bishop Richard Grein’s charge to me was: In the name of Jesus Christ, you are to serve all people, particularly the poor, the weak, the sick, and the lonely. ...

6 mins

Christian Patriotism – Part Two (Originally from July 5, 2016)

One year ago, almost to the day, I stood in the pulpit and preached a sermon that I called Christian Patriotism. In it I asked the question, Can one be both a disciple of Jesus and a patriot? And the conclusion I drew was that, yes, one could be both as long as one defined ...

4 mins

Christian Patriotism (Originally from July 5th 2015)

On this Sunday, one day removed from our national holiday, it occurred to me to meander a bit around the topic of patriotism. Specifically, I want to explore the question, Can one be a disciple of Christ and also a patriot? The immediate tendency is to answer quickly, “yes.” Our American culture teaches us that ...

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