The Church Must Be Salt Against the Ice By +Brian Ernest Brown, CWC Beloved of God, It is winter in the United States. Across the country, the land is held in the frigid grip of snow and ice. And anyone who has lived through winter knows this: snow can be…
Category: Homilies, Sermons & Preaching
Words along the way: Gospel preaching to comfort the troubled and trouble the comfortable.
Homilies, Sermons & Preaching
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A Memorial for Knussa: My Sweet, Sweet Doggy
A Memorial for Knussa By +Brian Ernest Brown, CWC I want to tell you the story of Knussa, my sweet, sweet girl, the doggy love of my life. Knussa first came into our family through my wife, Elena. Years ago, Elena saw this tiny Chihuahua/Corgi mix in a little pink…
Faith, Conscience, and the Common Good
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When We Fail the Least of These
When We Fail the Least of These By Abbot Bishop Brian Ernest Brown, CWC “He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.” -Matthew 25:45 Beloved in Christ, There comes a time when silence…
Faith, Conscience, and the Common Good
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Following the Prince of Peace
Following the Prince of Peace By Abbot Bishop Brian Ernest Brown, CWC “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God.” — Matthew 5:9 Beloved in Christ, When we call Jesus the Prince of Peace, we invoke more than a comforting title; we proclaim a truth about…
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Surrender Not Love to Indifference
“I have few illusions but I feel a responsibility to work towards the things I consider good and right. I don’t know whether I’ll be able to change certain things for the better, or not at all. Both outcomes are possible. There is only one thing I will not concede:…
Faith, Conscience, and the Common Good
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Transgender Day of Remembrance 2014
Introduction Given at the Transgender Day of Remembrance 2014 St. Martin’s Episcopal Church Fayetteville Arkansas By Bishop Brian Ernest Brown I Wonder Did You Know You Were Making History By Stephanie Mott In honor of those who have walked openly in the light and in memory of those who have…