Category Archives: Sermonettes

War Stories

Posted on November 3, 2019 by

[Note: This is the prepared text for a sermonette given at the Portland congregation of the United Church of God on Sabbath, November 2, 2019.] When I was an undergraduate student minoring in military history, one of the most interesting … Continue reading →

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It’s A Small World After All

Posted on July 28, 2019 by

Recently I was having dinner with some brethren in this congregation and, as is sometimes the case, I received a request to speak about a particular topic that one of the people at dinner was interested in, namely the connections … Continue reading →

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Goats Behind The Door

Posted on May 12, 2019 by

[Photo courtesy of jewornotjew.com, in their discussion on Monty Hall.] [Note:  This is the prepared text for a sermonette given to the United Church of God congregation in Portland, Oregon on May 11, 2019.] How many of you here have … Continue reading →

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Some Thoughts On The Genre Of Sermonette

Posted on March 12, 2019 by

For at least three periods of my adult life (first, from 2004 to 2006, then from 2011 and 2012, and from 2015 to the present-day), I have been a writer and a speaker in an obscure genre of religious writing … Continue reading →

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For You Observe Trouble And Grief

Posted on March 10, 2019 by

[Note:  This is the prepared text for a sermonette delivered at the United Church of God congregation in Portland, OR on Sabbath, March 9, 2019.] One of my favorite genres of book to collect is called theodicy [spell out word].  … Continue reading →

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Our Picture Of God’s Judgment

Posted on January 6, 2019 by

[Note:  The following is the prepared text for a sermonette given at the Portland congregation of the United Church of God on Sabbath, January 5, 2019.] Imagine the following scene.  You are on the third floor of the Washington County … Continue reading →

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To The Ends Of The Earth

Posted on November 18, 2018 by

This year, for the first time in the known history of the Church of God, the Feast of Tabernacles was held in the nation of Suriname [1].  As the work of preaching the Gospel of the Kingdom of God in … Continue reading →

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This Should Be Paradise

Posted on September 28, 2018 by

[Note:  This is the prepared text for a split sermon given at the Feast of Tabernacles in Suriname, given on September 27, 2018.] The area that now includes Suriname was originally explored and settled by the English of the sixteenth … Continue reading →

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What Does The Lord Require Of You On This Day Of Atonement?

Posted on September 20, 2018 by

[Note:  This is the prepared text for a sermonette given at the Day of Atonement at the Portland congregation of the United Church of God on September 19, 2018.] As I stand before a group of hungry and thirsty people, … Continue reading →

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Who Told You?

Posted on August 12, 2018 by

[Note:  This is the prepared text for a sermonette given at The Dalles congregation of the United Church of God on August 11, 2018.] I imagine that most of us here are familiar with dinner parties held with other brethren … Continue reading →

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