The Collected Sermons of William Sloane Coffin: The Riverside Years, Volume 2Westminster John Knox Press, 2008 M01 1 - 593 pages Comprising the sermons preached by William Sloane Coffin while he was senior minister at the prestigious Riverside Church in New York City,The Collected Sermons of William Sloane Coffin: The Riverside Yearscaptures the renowned preacher and social activist at work: ministering to American hostages in Iran, supporting AIDS awareness, and rallying his audiences to battle poverty and nuclear proliferation--all the while celebrating marriages, baptisms, and Mother's Days and mourning the loss of loved ones, including his own son. In each of these brilliant and painstakingly crafted sermons, Coffin combined his deep love of Scripture and passionate commitment to peace and justice with his unparalleled gift for the spoken word. While also revealing the personal and pastoral dimensions of his ministry, each sermon provides a powerful example of Coffin's well-accomplished mission: to challenge the conscience of a nation. |
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... poor . In almost every sermon here there is a reference to some in - church or beyond - church matter that needed address , but for which there were no resources in pocketbook , mind , or heart to turn things around easily . So , since ...
... poor and persecuted the world around , those overlooked by hearts too busy with hatred or with themselves . Consider the 250 million of the world with no housing , the 300 million who are unemployed , the 550 mil- lion illiterate , the ...
... poor country ! Almost afraid to know itself . It cannot be call'd our mother , but our grave . ” But how do we get to know ourselves ? It is no easy task , for who among us can boast no blind sides ? I'm convinced we don't get to know ...
... poor , in good health or bad , they are alive and well , fasci- nating folk , fun to be with . So what do you say ? —let's risk joining them . Let's allow God— not money , not power , not our sins , nor “ anything else in all cre- ation ...
... poor , we say , “ They live in reduced financial circumstances ” ; of those of whom busyness has taken hold , we can say that they live in reduced emotional circumstances . ( They may think they're cookin ' , but their pilot light has ...