Author: wonderfulexchange

Kimberly Bohan is a priest in the Diocese of Lincoln, less surprised by angels than by being so far south.

never the same sermon twice

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Last Sunday was one of those days when God was busy during the sermon. I felt ill prepared, and was trying to preach across what seemed a tenuous link. The microphone was ringing in my ears, and I was so distracted that I nearly abandoned hope and cut to the end. But the congregation’s response was such that it was clear that they had heard what they needed to, regardless of what I may have said.

The request then came for me to try to make the sermon more widely available — which would normally be easy enough, but this sermon changed a fair bit in the telling. So, for those who asked, my attempt to recreate some of the sermon is below the fold. I’m not at all sure it will ‘work’, but there’s no harm in trying. Continue reading “never the same sermon twice” →

with angels and archangels

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Splendid first meeting of a new book group in Dunoon.  Our vestry secretary had chosen the book — Sally Vicker’s Miss Garnet’s Angel — and got us all started.  The harder task was keeping us in check.

What I value most about a group like this is that it is quite possible for the quality of the conversation to surpass the quality of the novel, and to enjoy the conversation when one didn’t much like the book.   Though in this instance, Miss Garnet seemed to charm and please.

eye of the storm

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This week the primates of the Anglican Communion meet to discuss the future shape of our communion.  The person at the focal point of the conflict is the Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church (USA), Katherine Jefferts Schori.  Certain Primates don’ t think she should be there.  They threatened to stay away if she was invited, and now say they won’t receive communion if she is there.   There is some suggestion that they hope she will yet be silenced at the meeting.

Faced with this stress, +Schori was asked how she would fare if certain primates walked out on her.  Her response?  ‘Life is too short to get too flustered.’

Good luck to her.  She deserves our prayers.