by Brian Ellison | Apr 26, 2013 | Biblical Interpretation, Sermon
A Sermon on 1 Corinthians 12:14-26 and Isaiah 43:16-21 David Bartlett Atlanta Regional Conference April 19, 2013 I. “The eye cannot say to the hand, ‘I have no need of you.’ Nor again the head to the feet, ‘I have no need of you.’” Imagine a world ago, in...
by Brian Ellison | Mar 5, 2012 | Biblical Interpretation, Sermon
In Praise of Unity A Sermon on Psalm 133 and 1 Corinthians 1:10-17 Rev. Christopher A. Henry Shallowford Presbyterian Church Atlanta, GA January 23, 2011 Nearly fifty years after his death, the British novelist, literary critic and lay theologian C.S. Lewis remains...
by Brian Ellison | Feb 20, 2012 | Biblical Interpretation, Sermon
All Things to All People? A Sermon on 1 Corinthians 9:16-23 Tricia Dykers Koenig The campaign rages – does it ever stop anymore? I don’t watch the so-called debates, I use a DVR to skip TV commercials, in the car I listen to audiobooks or NPR, but still I can’t seem...
by Brian Ellison | Aug 31, 2011 | Biblical Interpretation, Ordination Process
Several members of the Covenant Network Board and staff participated in the gathering in Minneapolis, August 25-26, of the Fellowship of Presbyterians. The tone established at the outset was one of warmth, kindness, and respect, and the articulated values included an...
by Brian Ellison | Mar 5, 2010 | Biblical Interpretation, Sermon
A sermon by Dr. Randy Bush Here is a simple recipe for how to misuse the bible. It has five ingredients. First, find a word or phrase that interests you and pull it out of the context in which it was written. Second, insist that the English translation means exactly...
by Brian Ellison | Nov 23, 2009 | Biblical Interpretation
-Robert L. Brawley In 1 Cor. 6: 9-10, Paul gives a long list of “wrongdoers [who] will not inherit the kingdom of God.” Presbyterian New Testament scholars Paul Achtemeier and Marion Soards, whom I hold in high esteem, think that when 1 Cor 6:9 uses the Greek terms...
by Brian Ellison | Nov 2, 2007 | Ordination Process, PC(USA) History & Polity
Remarks to the Covenant Network of Presbyterians Atlanta • November 2, 2007 John Wilkinson Pastor, Third Presbyterian Church, Rochester, NY For the past 10 plus years, I have been both privileged and perplexed to be a Covenant Network board member. So much for term...
by Brian Ellison | Oct 16, 2005 | Dialogue, Sexuality, Theology
Reframing the Dialogue on Sexuality in the Church 2005 Northwest Regional Conference October 15, 2005 Address by Susan R. Andrews Pastor, Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church, Bethesda, MD, & Moderator of the 215th G.A. My great escape is reading fiction, and luckily...
by Brian Ellison | Nov 5, 2004 | Biblical Interpretation, Sermon
Susan R. Andrews Sermon, Friday Evening November 5, 2004 Song of Solomon, Chapter 2 I Corinthians 6:12-23 My first year in seminary, I found myself teaching sex education to a bunch of junior highs in a Congregational Church outside of Boston. It was the early...
by Brian Ellison | Nov 7, 2002 | Biblical Interpretation, Sermon
Struck Down But Not Destroyed Curtis Jones Pastor, Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church Baltimore Sermon to the 2002 Covenant Conference Opening Worship, November 7, 2002 II Corinthians 4: 7 – 12 We have a tradition in Baltimore. I stand before the congregation,...