Harrowing Of Hell

Category: Character

For God so Loved the World

Sermon | March 10, 2024

To watch the sermon click here. Today we read what may be the most famous verse in the entire Bible certainly in the New Testament. We see it written on billboards, bumper stickers, and coffee mugs. It is memorized by countless Sunday school children. John 3:16 says for God so loved the world that he

God Will Be God

Sermon | November 8, 2020

It has been quite an exciting few days (if you want to call it that). For some of us there is hope, for some of us there is consternation. Indeed, we all have a different view of what the future will hold going forward, even if we claim to be part of the same political

Armstrong, Wilberforce, and Character Formation

Sermon | October 28, 2012

October 28, 2012, The Rev Doyt Conn preaching

I said recently from this pulpit that “God is good,” to which you responded, “All the time.” “All the time,” “God is good.” And I believe this. I believe this for many reasons, but chiefly today because we have been running a sermon series on character, and Lance Armstrong has entered the picture, leaving, I might add, seven blank slots in the Tour de France record books.

God is Good

Sermon | September 30, 2012

September 30, 2012, The Rev Doyt Conn preaching

God is good. I know this first hand. After all, last Sunday it was Kate, not me, who had to preach on the Proverb text “Ode to a Capable Wife.”

Ode to Character and a Woman of Worth

Sermon | September 23, 2012

September 23, 2012, The Reverend Kate Wesch preaching.

A headline from the Wall Street Journal caught my eye the other day. It read, “Opting Out of the ‘Rug Rat Race’.” The article itself was adapted by Paul Tough, the author of a new book to summarize its main point, namely that modern parenting is structured to produce exceptional cognitive skills in children, but not character.