Desmond Tutu’s Confidence

During the deepest, darkest days of apartheid when the government tried to shut down opposition by…

6th Sunday of Easter – Peace I leave you, my peace I give you

Peace is on focus today in the farewell conversation of Jesus with the disciples. At the…

The Power of Love and the Rise of Christianity

http://storiesforpreaching.com/category/sermonillustrations/love-2/ Many historians believe that central to the rise of Christianity was the simple fact that…

5th Sunday of Easter – Glory of the Present Moment

Glory and love are two repeated themes in this short gospel passage. It contains probably the…

5th Sunday of Easter

In our Gospel extract this Sunday Jesus gives us a new commandment, the commandment to love.…

5th Sunday of Easter

Gospel Summary  Jesus tells his disciples in this passage from the Last Supper Discourse that now…

5th Sunday of Easter

Message: A project that will help live the priorities. Last weekend I mentioned the phrase, “the…

5th Sunday of Easter

Do you remember the tale of the dreadful accident on the battleship USS Iowa. It occurred…

5th Sunday of Easter – The New Jerusalem

While on vacation a few summers ago I met a wonderful Moslem man who asked me…

5th Sunday of Easter

There are times when we tell ourselves that nothing’s new, that human nature doesn’t change, and…