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A sermon that hears the tongues of fire that descend on Pentecost as God’s holy universal translator, undoing the quest for earthly power found in the Tower of Babel into the promised loving, life-giving Power of the Holy Spirit.
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A sermon that connects us to Jesus and his very human struggle to hear and respond to the voices of outsiders as we learn to live a prayer of self-dedication.
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Tags: Ash Wednesday, Canaanite Woman, change behavior, Creator Redemeer Sanctifier, Episcopal, father son holy spirit, Ilia Delio, Jesus, labor day, language, Lover Beloved Breath of Love, Psalm 51, Richard Rohr, sermon, Syrophoenician woman, Trinitarian formula, Trinity
Sermon for The Day of Pentecost: Whitsunday (Pentecost B RCL) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – May 20, 2018. My sermon can be viewed at
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Sermon for The Day of Pentecost: Whitsunday (Pentecost Year A) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – Sunday, June 4, 2017. This sermon can viewed at
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Tags: Baptismal Covenant, Deep Church, Education for Ministry, EfM, Episcopal, holy spirit, Jesus, language, Living Our Baptismal Covenant, Love, Pentecost, sermon, Tower of Babel, what church language do you speak