by Stephen Phelps | Sep 4, 2005 | Uncategorized
(next in the series Lessons in the Beginning) Texts on Sunday, September 4, 2005Genesis 18: 17-33; Luke 13: 1-5 In the meeting room at Attica prison twice each week, fifteen to twenty inmates sit down with four or five volunteers from CEPHAS for a conversation. When I...
by Stephen Phelps | Aug 28, 2005 | Uncategorized
(next in the series Lessons in the Beginning) Texts on Sunday, August 28, 2005Genesis 33: 1-20; Matthew 5: 43-48 I met a bright, open boy yesterday named Jacob. I told him I am a minister and that for some weeks, my church and I have been reading and learning from...
by Stephen Phelps | Aug 21, 2005 | Uncategorized
(next in the series Lessons in the Beginning) Texts on Sunday, August 21, 2005Readings: Genesis 32: 3-30; Philippians 2: 5-11 “I want you to write down your three earliest memories,” the psychologist said. My seminary training was almost over and the Presbytery’s...
by Stephen Phelps | Aug 7, 2005 | Uncategorized
(next in the series Lessons in the Beginning) Texts on Sunday, August 7, 2005Genesis 28: 6-7, 10-19a Mark 6: 30-37a By deceiving his blind father, Jacob stole the blessing which rightfully belonged to his older brother Esau. Now, terrified of his brother’s wrath,...
by Stephen Phelps | Jul 17, 2005 | Uncategorized
(opening sermon in the series Lessons in the Beginning) Texts on Sunday, July 17, 2005Readings: Genesis 27: 1-38 James 4: 13-17 “Anyone who knows the right thing to do and fails to do it commits sin.” What is the right thing to do? How do you know? In 1932, a...
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