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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... pain is deep , that God is good . " My God , my God , why hast thou for- saken me ? " Yes , but at least , " My God , my God ” ; and the psalm only begins that way , it doesn't end that way . As the grief that once seemed unbearable ...
... pain - ridden , which for that reason raise unan- swerable questions , and even the specter of a Cosmic Sadist — yes , even an Eternal Vivisector . But violent deaths , such as the one Alex died — to understand those is a piece of cake ...
... pain is deep , that God is good . " My God , my God , why hast thou forsaken me ? " Yes , but at least , " My God , my God ” ; and the psalm only begins that way , it doesn't end that way . As the grief that once seemed unbearable ...
... Pain is an essential part of the religious life , for as the story shows , pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses our understanding . Heart - searching time that it is , Lent should be painful and reward- ing , a time to be led ...
... painful heart - searching , to question our own American reliance on power — particularly the power to kill as the best way to protect freedom and peace in the world . Suppose you picked up the paper this morning and read that Police ...