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Sermon 12.7.25 Always Preparing the Way
Sermon Begins @ 16:44 Good Morning St. Andrew’s I’m moved to preach to you this morning: Always Preparing the Way. An old man, who had been very successful in his career, who had even been hailed in his younger days as one of the brightest minds of his generation was once asked why he kept a train ticket from 1933 in his wallet. He replied that on the weeks when he barely had enough to eat and his ledger book said, “rent overdue,” it was a reminder what the fight was really a
standrewcin
4 days ago9 min read


Sermon 11.30.25 Waiting and Waking
Sermon Begins @ 16:42 I’m moved to preach to you this morning: Let’s stop waiting, and let’s start waking. A few weeks ago, a man who does civil war re-enacting walked into the Second Reading Book Shop in Alton, Illinois. Speaking to the owner, John Dunphy, who has written books on the Civil War, the man proclaimed that he wouldn’t be buying any of Dunphy’s books, because of all of the misinformation about the topic that has been going around. Identifying himself as the desce
standrewcin
5 days ago7 min read


Sermon 11.23.25 Monarchies and Christ the King
Sermon Begins @ 16:40 11 years ago today was the last time that Christ the King Sunday was on November 23 rd . How do I know this little bit of trivia? Constantine Slane was born on Christ the King Sunday 11 years ago and today is his birthday. It took him 38 whole hours to get here. Starting on Friday at noon and arriving just before sunrise on Sunday morning. He’s named for my father-in-law’s law partner and mentor Constantine Pulos. His name is also the name of the first g
standrewcin
6 days ago9 min read


Sermon 11.16.25 Don't Hedge Your Bets
Sermon Begins at 19:50 I want begin by assuaging any fears based on my wife’s Facebook post at the beginning of this week. I have not joined a convent, though I did spend this past week and will spend the coming week at Transfiguration Spirituality Center trying to get significant chunk of my doctoral dissertation completed. I went to prayer with the sisters of the Transfiguration every night when I was there to say Compline. It was awesome. Also, and I didn’t know this goi
standrewcin
Dec 11, 20257 min read


Sermon 10.12.25 Guest Preacher The Rev. Aaron Rogers: Healing Happens on the Way
Sermon begins @ 18:03
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Oct 13, 20251 min read


Sermon 10.5.25 Guest Preacher The Rev. Dr. Herschel Wade: Habbakuk's Faith
Sermon begins @18:43
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Oct 13, 20251 min read


Sermon 9.28.25 Guest Preacher Neil Stewart: What's it All About?
Sermon begins @ 27:27
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Oct 13, 20251 min read


Sermon 9.21.25 Dishonest Wealth
Begins @ 21:22 “Steven, Steven… Everything is on sale!!!” These were the words spoken by Helen Mouzakiotis everytime the stock market...
standrewcin
Sep 26, 20257 min read


Sermon for Burial of Roberta Richardson DuTeil - 9.6.25 Singing the Mele of your Soul
Ho'omakaukau Are you ready? This is the typical way that we begin a mele or a hula in Hawai’i, and the response is, “ae,” which means “yes.” “Yes, I’m ready.” A mele - besides being the first part of Mele Kalikimaka, or “Merry Christmas – is the hawaiian word for a song or chant. On this day as we prepare to lay our Tutu to her final rest - with Gratdaddy at last – I’m moved to preach to you about the Mele of your soul. Now, there are three particular things that I want to
standrewcin
Sep 12, 202510 min read


Sermon 8.24.25 Only YOU
Sermon Begins @ 21:43 Today as we begin to say goodbye to our Discernment Intern, Ceilia, and celebrate her time with us, I’m moved to...
standrewcin
Aug 25, 20258 min read


Sermon 8.17.25 Our Interpretation Problem
Sermon Begins at 18:37 Jesus pulls no punches this morning does he? And his message for us is this: As humans, we have an...
standrewcin
Aug 18, 20259 min read


Sermon 7.27.25 You Get What You Pray For
Sermon Begins at 28:46 When I was in seminary, we had many many visitors come to the campus of Virginia Theological Seminary. Professors...
standrewcin
Jul 29, 20258 min read


Sermon 6.29.25 The Lion that Consumes
Sermon Begins @ 19:44 “Blessed is the lion which a man consumes, for the lion has become man. But cursed is the man which the lion...
standrewcin
Jul 1, 20258 min read


Sermon 6.22.25 Be Not Afraid - Guest Preacher Neil Stewart
Sermon Begins @ 27:00
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Jul 1, 20251 min read


Sermon 6.15.25 10,000 Hours
Sermon begins @ 17:47 Happy Father’s Day everyone. Or as I like to call it; Trinity Sunday - where we recognize that God is non-binary....
standrewcin
Jun 16, 20258 min read


Sermon 6.8.25 Who is the US? Pentecost 2025
I want to begin today by saying thank you to everyone who has prayed for me and my family this week as we began the process of my...
standrewcin
Jun 11, 202511 min read


Sermon for Roberta "Tutu" Richardson DuTeil's Funeral in Texas
Sermon Begins @ 46:47 I just want to start this morning with something that will blow your mind just a little bit. Tutu lived to be 103...
standrewcin
Jun 11, 20259 min read


Sermon 6.1.25 Erdbeben in Chile: Disruptions and Second Chances
Sermon Begins @ 17:37 What do the Acts of the Apostles and German high literature from the Romantic era have in common? Earthquakes....
standrewcin
Jun 3, 20256 min read


Sermon 5.25.25 Loving YOU Above All Things
Sermon Begins @ 23:07 One of my favorite lines from a children’s book is from the book Going on a Bear Hunt. The story is about little...
standrewcin
Jun 3, 20258 min read


Sermon 5.18.25 Inconvenient Jesus: The God We Would Rather Have
Sermon Begins @16:07 “If you look for truth, you may find comfort in the end; if you look for comfort you will not get either comfort or...
standrewcin
Jun 3, 20251 min read
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