John’s Church, Our Church: Love (Program and Sermon)

Program Sermon Opening In Same-Sex Unions in Pre-Modern Europe, John Boswell explains the problem with translation: “Only a naïve and ill-informed optimism assumes that any word or expression in one language can be accurately rendered in another.”  This is the prelude to Boswell’s discussion of love.  He makes the profound point that it’s not just the language that is confusing.  …

Angels among Us (Sermon and Program)

Program Sermon: Says Who? Introduction So far in this series on angels, we have seen them bring news from God, both good and bad.  They bring news of life and hope where there was only death and despair.  They bring the two-edged sword of judgment: good for the righteous; bad for the wicked.  Sometimes, they bring us news we would …