When Religion Is a House of TradeApr 4, 20241988-03-06SERMONSThis is a typed Lenten sermon from 1988 with highlights in either dark orange or red. It introduces the term “Soul Insurance”, which I’m not sure that I was aware of.
No Counterfeit HopeApr 4, 20241982-04-25SERMONSHere is a typed sermon from April of 1982. The original church season is listed as “9th,10th Comm.” which may have been first communion for 9th and 10th graders. On reading the sermon, it’s more likely a reference to the 9th and 10th Commandments, though.
What Worship Really IsApr 3, 20241976-04-04SERMONSHere is a handwritten Lenten sermon from 1976. It is written in pencil and blue pen with highlights in red pencil.
God Who Turns the TablesMar 21, 202419XXSERMONSHere is an undated handwritten lenten sermon. My guess is that it was preached in Navarino in the 1970s. It is written with blue ink, and includes edits and markups in red pen.
The Cross at the CrossroadMar 20, 20241993-02-27SERMONSHere is a typed sermon from Lent of 1993 It includes a callout for confirmation students on one of the main points of the sermon. I think I may have been one of the confirmation students at the time.
A Process of SubtractionMar 20, 20241988-02-21SERMONSHere is a typed Lenten sermon from February of 1988. It is marked up in red pen. He references a surgery that he experienced in September of 1987, which was likely the removal of cancer tissue from his upper back.
The Incredible SacrificeMar 7, 20241982-04-01SERMONSThis is a typed Lenten sermon from April of 1982. The typed sermon includes some whiteout and annotations with blue pen.
What's the Church for?Mar 7, 20241978-03-01SERMONSHere is a handwritten midweek Lenten sermon from 1978. There’s even a reference to the Green Bay Packers in it! It’s written in blue ink with annotations in red pen.
Return to the LordFeb 22, 20241996-02-21SERMONSHere is another of my “digital-only” sermons. I found this one on a floppy disk with the file name ASHWED.96 in an old WordPerfect format. There’s a chance that I have a paper copy of this sermon, but I haven’t seen it yet. I do remember hearing the story about the basketball coach when I was a teenager, though.
Keeping in TouchFeb 8, 20241994-02-06SERMONSHere is of my first “digital-only” sermons. I found this one on a floppy disk with the file name 5EPIPHB.94. There’s a chance that I have a paper copy of this sermon, but I haven’t seen it yet.