Inheritance
Rev. Lisa Straus Inheritance June 26, 2002 A few weeks ago, a friend of mine asked me if I knew what text I would be preaching on my first Sunday in my new church. I explained that the lectionary contained this very passage that Katie just shared with us.
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Phil 1:1-11 Thanks, and yes
June 19, 2022 Phil 1:1-11 Thanks, and yes Paul L. Escamilla Paul is in prison in Rome, having been arrested for his open proclamation of the Christian gospel. Before his imprisonment he traveled from city to city across Asia minor, sharing the good news of Jesus Christ, finding many receptive…
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A Reflection
June 12, 2022 John 16:12-15, Psalm 8 A Reflection Elizabeth Escamilla Thank you for inviting me to speak today. I want to say that these last few weeks that we can be with you are very special to me. Even though Paul chose to retire rather than the bishop…
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Voices Three
June 12, 2022 John 16:12-15 Voices Three Paul L. Escamilla Six times in four verses here in John 16, a part of what’s called Jesus’ Farewell Discourse, we hear the words say or speak or declare . . . And that this saying/speaking/declaring is to come from three…
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Love’s Fire
June 5, 2022 Pentecost Love’s fire Rev. Paul L. Escamilla When we lived in Austin, our little neighbor, Fiona, who was about three at the time, had an interesting name for this little contraption so widely appreciated by families with babies. A baby brother had…
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The Promise of Absence
Rev. Paul L. Escamilla – May 29, 2022 Rev. John Fawcett was serving as a pastor in little hamlet of Wainsgate, England when he was called to serve another church, this one in London, as happens in the preaching life. He’d been a good pastor in Wainsgate, and the…
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Straight to the Heart
Sixth Sunday of Easter – Acts 16:6-15 Laurel Heights United Methodist Church – May 22, 2022Over the years, I have been to countless baseball games. As a child, I would often take my baseball glove in the hope of catching a foul ball. It never happened. Some time ago, when…
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Rev 21:1-7 Behold!
May 15, 2022 Rev 21:1-7 Behold! Rev. Paul L. Escamilla When I taught classes in worship at Perkins School of Theology at SMU, one student planned and led a healing service to fulfill one of his assignments. At a certain point in the service, which was held in Perkins Chapel…
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In the Presence
Psalm 23 In the Presence Paul L. Escamilla Some of us have known the 23rd psalm, what we call the Shepherd’s Psalm, practically from our mother’s arms, and so it is deeply woven into the fabric of our faith. Others have come across it more randomly over the years—at…
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