I thought I’d found my groove for funerals. I used to feel calm as they approached. I used to feel competent, I felt I knew exactly what to do. That is, until the pandemic hit. My first funeral after ...
Each time I do a funeral, I make some simple concessions before arriving at the church. The sermon will be 20 minutes or less. Religious ser­vices, in general, meet with resistance. Nobody wants them ...
John Wesley had a portable pulpit. The immediate need was practical: he was short, and his pulpit elevated him so that he could be seen and heard. Perhaps more importantly, the portable pulpit turned ...
This feature is only available to members. Join now for full online access. One honor of being a minister is to be welcomed into the lives of people during deeply personal moments. One such honor is ...
With his death approaching, Richard Milwee, the former archdeacon of the Episcopal Diocese of Arkansas, approached a longtime friend and fellow priest, Christoph Keller III, about the message Keller ...
The Most Reverend Justin Welby told the congregation that the late Queen 'was joyful, present to so many, touching a multitude of lives’ Hannah Furness is Royal Editor for the Telegraph. She has been ...
Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. This bound quarto contains John Beach’s Funeral sermon, upon the decease of the Reverend Doct. Samuel Johnson, late ...
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