Archive for 2014
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Sermon preached by the Reverend Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Fifth Sunday of Lent – April 6, 2014 In the Name of God: Creator, Liberator, Giver of Life. Amen. It was a dire situation. Their brother Lazarus was dead. He was not an old man and, even though the expected […]
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Sermon preached by Peter D. Thompson, Seminarian St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Fourth Sunday of Lent – March 30, 2014 Let us pray. Take our lives and let them be Consecrated, Lord to thee. Take our moments and our days Let them flow in ceaseless praise. Amen. Plato famously likened the quest […]
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Sermon preached by the Reverend Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Third Sunday of Lent – March 23, 2014 May the wells of God’s grace be found beside our path, Jesus meet us in unexpected places and the Spirit be with us wherever we walk. Amen. A woman and a man […]
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Sermon preached by the Reverend Cindy Stravers St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Second Sunday of Lent – March 16, 2014 There are a few words I try never to say – two words that make me cringe when I hear them: should and ought. My reluctance to use these words stems from […]
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Sermon preached by the Reverend Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT Ash Wednesday – March 5, 2014 Anonymous comments posted on the internet: “The first person that I see on Ash Wednesday with a cross on their forehead always scares the living….daylights out of me until I remember.” And another: “I hope […]
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Sermon preached by the Reverend Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The First Sunday of Lent – March 9, 2014 The world is often found by passing through the wilderness, but we go there in courage because Christ has walked that way before us. Amen. I just heard about a new bumper […]
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Sermon preached by the Reverend Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Last Sunday after the Epiphany: The Transfiguration of Our Lord – March 2, 2014 In the name of God: Creator, Redeemer, Sanctifier. Amen. I don’t have many phobias but one I will share is my fear of driving over bridges—not […]
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Sermon preached by the Reverend Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Seventh Sunday after the Epiphany – February 23, 2014 In the Name of God: Creator, Redeemer, Sustainer. Amen. Antonia Brenner died last year at the age of 86. Known as the “Prison Angel,” she left a comfortable life in […]
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Sermon preached by the Reverend Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany – February 16, 2014 Friday was Valentine’s Day—a day that followed a Nor’easter and left us surrounded by snow. Life in states in the south came to a halt and one official canceled St. Valentine’s […]
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Sermon preached by the Reverend Cindy Stravers St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany – February 9, 2014 If you were to come to my house for coffee – and if you wanted milk in your coffee – or, heaven forbid, sugar – you’d be out of luck. Half […]
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