The Collected Sermons of William Sloane Coffin: The Riverside Years, Volume 2Comprising 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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... brothers]” (1 John 3:14). If one was to care, he or she had to get rid of grievances, in the manner of Jesus the “plant from the stem of Jesse,” who never allowed his soul to be cornered into despair; who needed no enemies to tell him ...
... brother put it simply , standing at the head of the casket at the Boston funeral , “ You blew it , buddy . You blew it . " The one thing that should never be said when someone dies is , " It is the will of God . ” Never do we know ...
... is trite but true : they are our sisters and brothers . That's what monotheism is all about- -one God , one human family . The trouble is , we don't feel the relationship . The other day I heard of a Zen Buddhist monk 6 February 6 , 1983.
... brother, and only then come back and offer your gift” (Matt. 5:23–24). Does this mean that every Sunday, on our way ... brothers and sisters, we Americans and the Russians, we are fellow sinners. And there must be at least as many ...
... brothers and as fellow sinners . And love sees also as sisters and brothers the homeless and hungry of this city and the poor and persecuted the world around , those overlooked by hearts too busy with hatred or with themselves ...