What love looks like – 1st John 5: 1-6
Thomas J Parlette “What love looks like” 1st John 5: 1-6 5/13/12, Mother’s Day Today is Mother’s Day. I hope I’m not catching anyone by surprise with that news. This is the Sunday when we remember how much our mothers mean to us. I think back over the years, I remember how much I’ve learned from my mother. My first lessons in religion were from...
Read MoreSimply Put – 1 John 4:7-21
Thomas J Parlette “Simply Put” 1 John 4: 7-21 5/6/12 Miroslav Volf, in an article that appeared in the Christian Century, called “Allah and the Trinity”, tells of an encounter with a Muslim religious leader. He writes: “In the fall of 2008, I got a chance to ask one of the Muslim world’s most prominent clerics, Sheikh Habib Ali al-Jifri, founder and director of...
Read MoreTrading the Blues for Hallelujahs – Mark 16: 1-7
Thomas J Parlette “Trading the Blues for Hallelujahs” Mark 16: 1-7 4/8/12, Easter Let me ask you a question. Does anyone here know how to sing the blues? I know that’s a pretty strange question for an Easter Sunday, but bear with me. Back at the turn of the 20th century, a new form of music came forth from the coal mines and cotton fields of the South. It was a sad,...
Read MoreA Little Humility Goes a Long Way – Phillipians 2: 5-11
Thomas J Parlette “A Little Humility Goes a Long Way” Phillipians 2: 5-11 4/01/12, Palm Sunday Palmer Destry had a great job. Palmer Destry had a great salary. What Palmer Destry did not have was a shred of humility. And that’s what led to his downfall. By day, Destry was a respected chemical engineer at a jet propulsion laboratory. But by night,...
Read MoreBehind the Music – Psalm 51
Thomas J Parlette “Behind the Music” Psalm 51 3/25/2012 Those of you who watch too much TV, like I do, will no doubt recognize the title of this sermon for today – “Behind the Music.” It’s the title of a documentary series on the music channel VH-1, which caters to the musical tastes of a more mature audience – which means they play music my generation...
Read MoreAlive Together with Christ – Psalm 107:1-3,17-22
“Alive Together with Christ” a sermon preached by Rev. Jay P. Rowland at the First Presbyterian Church of Rochester, Minnesota, on Sunday, March 18, 2012. This sermon includes published original material by Kathryn Matthews Huey and by Sarah Dylan Breuer. Text: Psalm 107:1-3,17-22 O give thanks to God, for God is good; for God’s steadfast love endures forever. Let the...
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