Upending Empire By Taking A Nap

My position is that if the Church, which has as a fundamental value the concept of sabbath rest, cannot be in the forefront of proclaiming rest as sacred and naps as a form of resistance to injustice then we have failed our divine duty to be a place of counterculture holy work and should close up shop immediately. 

“The Waters Of Time Roll On” ~ February 23, 2014 Sermon

Sermon For Sunday, February 23, 2014 Exodus 20:8-11 & T.S. Eliot’s poem, “Dry Salvages” “The Waters Of Time Roll On” Today is the third sermon of a four-part series: “On The Journey With Faith & Poetry: A Faith-Based Study Of T.S. Eliot’s “Four Quartets” (Twitter: #TSE4quartets) Franklin Circle Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Cleveland, Ohio…

“The Best Is Yet To Come!… If only…” ~ November 10, 2013 Sermon

Sermon for Sunday, November 10, 2013 Haggai 2:1-9 ~ “The Best Is Yet To Come!... If only…” Franklin Circle Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Cleveland, Ohio ~ http://www.FranklinCircleChurch.org Rev. Allen V. Harris, Pastor & Preacher Twitter: @FranklinCircle ~ Blog: https://allenvharris.wordpress.com To watch a video of today's sermon, go online to: http://youtu.be/KowYMSqNqpc NOTE: I have added the…

“Making The Baptismal Waters Last” ~ January 13, 2013 Sermon Outline

Sermon Outline for Sunday, January 13, 2013 “Making The Baptismal Waters Last” Luke 3:15-17 & 21-22 Isaiah 43:1-7 Franklin Circle Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Cleveland, Ohio ~ http://www.FranklinCircleChurch.org Rev. Allen V. Harris, Pastor & Preacher [NOTE:  All I used was an outline today.  To hear and see the sermon, please go to our church’s…