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        <title>St. Matthias Episcopal Church Sermon Podcast</title>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:25:39 -0600</pubDate>
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            <title>Surviving the Bubble - 2/5/12</title>
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            <description>Sermon for the Sunday of the St. Matthias Annual Meeting.  Our society is coming out of a "church bubble" that started in the late forties. How do we deal with this new reality?&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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            <pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:25:33 -0600</pubDate>
            
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            <title>Come and See - 1/15/12</title>
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            <description>"Come and See."  Faith is not just something we believe, but something active.  Martin Luther King, Jr. and Jonathan Myrick Daniels showed us the price that is sometimes paid by an active faith.&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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            <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:02:03 -0600</pubDate>
            
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            <title>Ralph the Christmas Rat - A Children's Story Sermon</title>
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&lt;br /&gt;A Children's Story Sermon delivered at the Family Christmas Eve Service.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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            <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:00:17 -0600</pubDate>
            
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            <title>Spiritual, but not Religious?</title>
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            <description>What does someone mean when they say they are "Spiritual but not Religious?"&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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            <pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 12:07:45 -0600</pubDate>
            
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            <title>Nathan, the King, and the Unworthy Guest - A Story Sermon</title>
            <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~3/Fo8t60locPs/sermon100911.mp3</link>
            <description>A story sermon illustrating the Parable of the Wedding Guests from Matthew.&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=Fo8t60locPs:lKs-PhhFtu8:yIl2AUoC8zA"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=Fo8t60locPs:lKs-PhhFtu8:qj6IDK7rITs"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
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            <pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 14:16:30 -0500</pubDate>
            
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            <itunes:author>The Rev. David Simmons</itunes:author>
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            <title>Hands.  A Sermon on the 10th Anniversary of 9/11 - 9/11/11</title>
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            <description>My sermon on the 10th anniversary of 9/11.&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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            <pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 15:09:30 -0500</pubDate>
            
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            <itunes:author>The Rev. David Simmons</itunes:author>
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            <title>Peter the Falling Rock - 8/28/11</title>
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            <description>In the contrast between Peter as the "Rock" and as "Satan," we can see the entirely of our life as Christians.&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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            <pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 15:09:30 -0500</pubDate>
            
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            <itunes:author>The Rev. David Simmons</itunes:author>
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            <itunes:duration>14:08</itunes:duration>
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            <title>Parable and Allegory: Listening with the Imagination - 6/10/11</title>
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            <description>In the Parable of the Sower and it's accompanying allegory, we see two different emphases on the same story.  This is part of the richness of scripture and both can be informative for our lives as Christians.&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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            <pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2011 13:27:02 -0500</pubDate>
            
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            <itunes:author>The Rev. David Simmons</itunes:author>
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            <title>The Creed "By Heart" - 06/19/11</title>
            <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~3/hFW5MqiubE8/sermon061911.mp3</link>
            <description>When we look at the Nicene Creed, we are tempted to see it as a statement of intellectual affirmation, where it is really a poetic confirmation of how little we know.&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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            <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 13:21:00 -0500</pubDate>
            
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            <itunes:author>The Rev. David Simmons</itunes:author>
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            <itunes:duration>8:03</itunes:duration>
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            <title>Hearing in our own language - Pentecost</title>
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            <description>Language is the bearer of culture.  That is why it is so important to note exactly how the gift of tongues worked on the day of Pentecost.&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=grrLN1JsN0o:d37uue7Ug0E:yIl2AUoC8zA"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=grrLN1JsN0o:d37uue7Ug0E:qj6IDK7rITs"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
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            <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 15:50:48 -0500</pubDate>
            
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            <itunes:author>The Rev. David Simmons</itunes:author>
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            <itunes:duration>10:16</itunes:duration>
        <media:content url="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~5/grrLN1JsN0o/sermon061211.mp3" fileSize="4367967" type="audio/mpeg" /><itunes:subtitle>Language is the bearer of culture. That is why it is so important to note exactly how the gift of tongues worked on the day of Pentecost.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Language is the bearer of culture. That is why it is so important to note exactly how the gift of tongues worked on the day of Pentecost.</itunes:summary><feedburner:origLink>http://homepage.mac.com/dsimmons/matthiassermons/sermon061211.mp3</feedburner:origLink><enclosure url="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~5/grrLN1JsN0o/sermon061211.mp3" length="4367967" type="audio/mpeg" /><feedburner:origEnclosureLink>http://homepage.mac.com/dsimmons/matthiassermons/sermon061211.mp3</feedburner:origEnclosureLink></item>
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            <title>It's Greek to Paul - Speaking to Skeptics</title>
            <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~3/1DCpjd-gV3M/sermon052911.mp3</link>
            <description>Paul preaching at the Areopagus translates the Gospel into the language of Greek Philosophy.  In order to reach the world today, we are called to emulate him and speak the language of the day.  In our case, scientific skepticism.&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=1DCpjd-gV3M:xrmygCPp3C4:yIl2AUoC8zA"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=1DCpjd-gV3M:xrmygCPp3C4:qj6IDK7rITs"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2011 14:10:23 -0500</pubDate>
            
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            <itunes:author>The Rev. David Simmons</itunes:author>
            <itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:duration>16:35</itunes:duration>
        <media:content url="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~5/1DCpjd-gV3M/sermon052911.mp3" fileSize="6933344" type="audio/mpeg" /><itunes:subtitle>Paul preaching at the Areopagus translates the Gospel into the language of Greek Philosophy. In order to reach the world today, we are called to emulate him and speak the language of the day. In our case, scientific skepticism.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Paul preaching at the Areopagus translates the Gospel into the language of Greek Philosophy. In order to reach the world today, we are called to emulate him and speak the language of the day. In our case, scientific skepticism.</itunes:summary><feedburner:origLink>http://homepage.mac.com/dsimmons/matthiassermons/sermon052911.mp3</feedburner:origLink><enclosure url="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~5/1DCpjd-gV3M/sermon052911.mp3" length="6933344" type="audio/mpeg" /><feedburner:origEnclosureLink>http://homepage.mac.com/dsimmons/matthiassermons/sermon052911.mp3</feedburner:origEnclosureLink></item>
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            <title>Rapture: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly - 5/22/11</title>
            <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~3/ECBqAJwlpRI/sermon052211.mp3</link>
            <description>When we look at the impact of end-time predictions, we of course can see what is wrong with them.  But what do they get right?&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=ECBqAJwlpRI:HN0g6K1yAng:yIl2AUoC8zA"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=ECBqAJwlpRI:HN0g6K1yAng:qj6IDK7rITs"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2011 14:02:37 -0500</pubDate>
            
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            <itunes:author>The Rev. David Simmons</itunes:author>
            <itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:duration>13:01</itunes:duration>
        <media:content url="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~5/ECBqAJwlpRI/sermon052211.mp3" fileSize="5137891" type="audio/mpeg" /><itunes:subtitle>When we look at the impact of end-time predictions, we of course can see what is wrong with them. But what do they get right?</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>When we look at the impact of end-time predictions, we of course can see what is wrong with them. But what do they get right?</itunes:summary><feedburner:origLink>http://homepage.mac.com/dsimmons/matthiassermons/sermon052211.mp3</feedburner:origLink><enclosure url="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~5/ECBqAJwlpRI/sermon052211.mp3" length="5137891" type="audio/mpeg" /><feedburner:origEnclosureLink>http://homepage.mac.com/dsimmons/matthiassermons/sermon052211.mp3</feedburner:origEnclosureLink></item>
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            <title>What does Jesus save us from? - 4/24/11</title>
            <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~3/PqmUav7mmTk/sermon042411.mp3</link>
            <description>What does Jesus' death and resurrection save us from?  A wrathful God?  Don't we have enough wrath of our own to need a savior?&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=PqmUav7mmTk:XsCSvgEV6I0:yIl2AUoC8zA"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=PqmUav7mmTk:XsCSvgEV6I0:qj6IDK7rITs"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2011 11:23:44 -0500</pubDate>
            
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            <itunes:author>The Rev. David Simmons</itunes:author>
            <itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:duration>9:02</itunes:duration>
        <media:content url="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~5/PqmUav7mmTk/sermon042411.mp3" fileSize="3506967" type="audio/mpeg" /><itunes:subtitle>What does Jesus' death and resurrection save us from? A wrathful God? Don't we have enough wrath of our own to need a savior?</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>What does Jesus' death and resurrection save us from? A wrathful God? Don't we have enough wrath of our own to need a savior?</itunes:summary><feedburner:origLink>http://homepage.mac.com/dsimmons/matthiassermons/sermon042411.mp3</feedburner:origLink><enclosure url="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~5/PqmUav7mmTk/sermon042411.mp3" length="3506967" type="audio/mpeg" /><feedburner:origEnclosureLink>http://homepage.mac.com/dsimmons/matthiassermons/sermon042411.mp3</feedburner:origEnclosureLink></item>
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            <title>Saving us from our own wrath - 4/17/11</title>
            <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~3/5VwXAZkj50U/sermon041711.mp3</link>
            <description>While the difference between the triumphal entry into Jerusalem and the passion could be seen as disjunctive, what if they are a natural pairing in the cycle of human violence?&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=5VwXAZkj50U:wNS9goYl2c4:yIl2AUoC8zA"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=5VwXAZkj50U:wNS9goYl2c4:qj6IDK7rITs"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2011 11:21:27 -0500</pubDate>
            
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            <itunes:author>The Rev. David Simmons</itunes:author>
            <itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:duration>12:25</itunes:duration>
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            <title>Them Bones - 4/10/11</title>
            <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~3/2oyGC2iPXRA/sermon041011.mp3</link>
            <description>In Ezekiel's visions of the dry bones of the people of Israel, we get a glimpse of how the afterlife might look like.  We get an even better indication of how much God loves us.&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=2oyGC2iPXRA:W_DBzSrFkHM:yIl2AUoC8zA"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=2oyGC2iPXRA:W_DBzSrFkHM:qj6IDK7rITs"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2011 11:19:48 -0500</pubDate>
            
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            <itunes:author>The Rev. David Simmons</itunes:author>
            <itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:duration>15:29</itunes:duration>
        <media:content url="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~5/2oyGC2iPXRA/sermon041011.mp3" fileSize="6018095" type="audio/mpeg" /><itunes:subtitle>In Ezekiel's visions of the dry bones of the people of Israel, we get a glimpse of how the afterlife might look like. We get an even better indication of how much God loves us.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>In Ezekiel's visions of the dry bones of the people of Israel, we get a glimpse of how the afterlife might look like. We get an even better indication of how much God loves us.</itunes:summary><feedburner:origLink>http://homepage.mac.com/dsimmons/matthiassermons/sermon041011.mp3</feedburner:origLink><enclosure url="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~5/2oyGC2iPXRA/sermon041011.mp3" length="6018095" type="audio/mpeg" /><feedburner:origEnclosureLink>http://homepage.mac.com/dsimmons/matthiassermons/sermon041011.mp3</feedburner:origEnclosureLink></item>
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            <title>Here's mud in your eye! - 4/3/11</title>
            <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~3/38eKdKRJ6uY/sermon040311.mp3</link>
            <description>In Jesus' unusual healing of the man blind from birth, we continue the theme of Jesus making himself known to those who are on the outside of society rather than those in power.&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=38eKdKRJ6uY:qaB2OLzo6FM:yIl2AUoC8zA"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=38eKdKRJ6uY:qaB2OLzo6FM:qj6IDK7rITs"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 12:06:48 -0500</pubDate>
            
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            <itunes:author>The Rev. David Simmons</itunes:author>
            <itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:duration>9:52</itunes:duration>
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            <title>The "Bad" Samaritan - 3/27/11</title>
            <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~3/6HSFdbX05UQ/sermon032711.mp3</link>
            <description>In the Gospel from last week, the visit of Nicodemus, and the gospel from this week, the Samaritan Woman, we see a contrast of responses to Jesus.  The world of the disciples is turned on it's head as Jesus chooses to reveal himself to one they would consider beneath his notice.&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=6HSFdbX05UQ:I2vfU_hERyU:yIl2AUoC8zA"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=6HSFdbX05UQ:I2vfU_hERyU:qj6IDK7rITs"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 12:05:51 -0500</pubDate>
            
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            <itunes:author>The Rev. David Simmons</itunes:author>
            <itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:duration>11:53</itunes:duration>
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            <title>For God So Loved the World - 3/20/11</title>
            <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~3/spCTl49P5hI/sermon032011.mp3</link>
            <description>Outside the situation in Japan, The big story in religious circles this last week has been the release of the book &#x201c;Love Wins: A book about heaven, hell, and the fate of every person&#x201d; by Evangelical pastor Rob Bell.  Bell's thoughts about the afterlife are nothing new, but they challenge us to think about how we speak the Gospel.  A true proclamation is based in John 3:16. (The low sound at one point followed by laughter is a thunderclap with impeccable timing)&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=spCTl49P5hI:wXN0r218z_E:yIl2AUoC8zA"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=spCTl49P5hI:wXN0r218z_E:qj6IDK7rITs"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 12:00:43 -0500</pubDate>
            
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            <itunes:author>The Rev. David Simmons</itunes:author>
            <itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:duration>10:32</itunes:duration>
        <media:content url="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~5/spCTl49P5hI/sermon032011.mp3" fileSize="4757875" type="audio/mpeg" /><itunes:subtitle>Outside the situation in Japan, The big story in religious circles this last week has been the release of the book &#x201c;Love Wins: A book about heaven, hell, and the fate of every person&#x201d; by Evangelical pastor Rob Bell. Bell's thoughts about the afterlife are</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Outside the situation in Japan, The big story in religious circles this last week has been the release of the book &#x201c;Love Wins: A book about heaven, hell, and the fate of every person&#x201d; by Evangelical pastor Rob Bell. Bell's thoughts about the afterlife are nothing new, but they challenge us to think about how we speak the Gospel. A true proclamation is based in John 3:16. (The low sound at one point followed by laughter is a thunderclap with impeccable timing)</itunes:summary><feedburner:origLink>http://homepage.mac.com/dsimmons/matthiassermons/sermon032011.mp3</feedburner:origLink><enclosure url="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~5/spCTl49P5hI/sermon032011.mp3" length="4757875" type="audio/mpeg" /><feedburner:origEnclosureLink>http://homepage.mac.com/dsimmons/matthiassermons/sermon032011.mp3</feedburner:origEnclosureLink></item>
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            <title>Nekkidness and Temptation - 3/13/11</title>
            <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~3/u_4lwawQPZc/sermon031311.mp3</link>
            <description>The root of all our temptations is the same as those that we find in the creation account and in the temptation of Jesus.  How do we deal with our sin?&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=u_4lwawQPZc:_ch_uA_Y7gA:yIl2AUoC8zA"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=u_4lwawQPZc:_ch_uA_Y7gA:qj6IDK7rITs"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 10:01:07 -0500</pubDate>
            
            <guid isPermaLink="false">322E5C3D-F4D7-4539-BDFB-BBAAF1FAB260</guid>
            <itunes:author>The Rev. David Simmons</itunes:author>
            <itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:duration>9:48</itunes:duration>
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            <title>Transfiguring our Lives - 3/6/11</title>
            <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~3/fs21nxWZW50/sermon030611.mp3</link>
            <description>"We long for that direct experience of God.  But he Holy Spirit&#x2019;s presence does not rely on our ability to perceive it, thanks be to God.  Yes, the three disciples had a mountaintop experience, and these theophanies were part of being around Jesus.  But in the approximate three years of Jesus&#x2019; active ministry, there were a lot more days of traveling dusty roads, begging for food, managing crowds and finding a place to sleep than exalted spiritual experiences."&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=fs21nxWZW50:a-iaZnsCvm4:yIl2AUoC8zA"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=fs21nxWZW50:a-iaZnsCvm4:qj6IDK7rITs"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 14:36:51 -0600</pubDate>
            
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            <itunes:author>The Rev. David Simmons</itunes:author>
            <itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:duration>8:28</itunes:duration>
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            <title>How would Jesus legislate? - 2/27/11</title>
            <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~3/PDHiapdcaeU/sermon022711.mp3</link>
            <description>"But if you have not thought about it, spend a minute on this. What WOULD Jesus do in Madison?  This is important - we cannot partition off this part of our lives from the living God who sees and judges all, saying, &#x201c;it&#x2019;s just politics.&#x201d;  God does not allow politics to be held to a different standard.  Part of the command to not fear is to constantly remember that we belong to Jesus&#x2019; kingdom, not to the kingdom of this world. "&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=PDHiapdcaeU:07m2EHt7zHQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=PDHiapdcaeU:07m2EHt7zHQ:qj6IDK7rITs"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
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            <pubDate>Sun, 27 Feb 2011 13:40:11 -0600</pubDate>
            
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            <itunes:author>The Rev. David Simmons</itunes:author>
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            <itunes:duration>11:31</itunes:duration>
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            <title>Civil Unrest, Civil Discourse, and Turning the Other Cheek</title>
            <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~3/vDMuWwGyJdE/sermon022011.mp3</link>
            <description>As civil unrest continues in Madison, we are called as Christians to not only address the issues at stake, but the way in which we treat each other during disagreement.&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=vDMuWwGyJdE:GENDM4z3OHE:yIl2AUoC8zA"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=vDMuWwGyJdE:GENDM4z3OHE:qj6IDK7rITs"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description>
            <pubDate>Sun, 20 Feb 2011 14:14:51 -0600</pubDate>
            
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            <itunes:author>The Rev. David Simmons</itunes:author>
            <itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:duration>8:49</itunes:duration>
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            <title>Learning how to Fish - 1/23/11</title>
            <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~3/jPzfb-wlhy4/sermon012311.mp3</link>
            <description>How do we do Evangelism as Episcopalians?  It's like learning to fish.&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=jPzfb-wlhy4:Cdv-M7mvMII:yIl2AUoC8zA"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=jPzfb-wlhy4:Cdv-M7mvMII:qj6IDK7rITs"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2011 14:43:15 -0600</pubDate>
            
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            <itunes:author>The Rev. David Simmons</itunes:author>
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            <itunes:duration>12:24</itunes:duration>
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            <title>Baptism into Compassion - 01/09/11</title>
            <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~3/ESNABrpS-UE/sermon010911.mp3</link>
            <description>Jesus' ministry following his baptism upsets all ideas of human power.  Our own baptisms are meant to do that as well.&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=ESNABrpS-UE:4yP9Pd3JZZw:yIl2AUoC8zA"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=ESNABrpS-UE:4yP9Pd3JZZw:qj6IDK7rITs"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 12 Jan 2011 14:45:34 -0600</pubDate>
            
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            <itunes:author>The Rev. David Simmons</itunes:author>
            <itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:duration>10:15</itunes:duration>
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            <title>Bennie the Loud-Braying Donkey</title>
            <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~3/VPZTF0tW1iw/sermon112410.MP3</link>
            <description>A Children's Sermon for Christmas Eve.  I believe I may change the name of the donkey a couple of times in the story.  Sorry for that!&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=VPZTF0tW1iw:QvMf4D8JoXM:yIl2AUoC8zA"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=VPZTF0tW1iw:QvMf4D8JoXM:qj6IDK7rITs"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 12 Jan 2011 14:43:46 -0600</pubDate>
            
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            <itunes:author>The Rev. David Simmons</itunes:author>
            <itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:duration>8:33</itunes:duration>
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            <title>Why Joseph's Genes Matter - 12/19/10</title>
            <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~3/xHzL_qE1_dM/sermon121910.mp3</link>
            <description>The Genealogy of Joseph in the Gospel of Matthew shows us how God uses the most unlikely people to bring about redemption.&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=xHzL_qE1_dM:QCgfepMr5mc:yIl2AUoC8zA"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=xHzL_qE1_dM:QCgfepMr5mc:qj6IDK7rITs"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2010 14:11:12 -0600</pubDate>
            
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            <itunes:author>The Rev. David Simmons</itunes:author>
            <itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:duration>12:12</itunes:duration>
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            <title>Failed Expectations - 12/12/10</title>
            <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~3/XPT3iJBN2OE/sermon121210.MP3</link>
            <description>John questions whether Jesus is the messiah.  Seems strange, considering he heard a voice from heaven proclaiming him as such.  It has to do with John's failed expectations.&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=XPT3iJBN2OE:fUrnsz3LnA4:yIl2AUoC8zA"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=XPT3iJBN2OE:fUrnsz3LnA4:qj6IDK7rITs"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 16 Dec 2010 11:02:45 -0600</pubDate>
            
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            <itunes:author>The Rev. David Simmons</itunes:author>
            <itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:duration>6:42</itunes:duration>
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            <title>The Eyes of God - 12/5/10</title>
            <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~3/UQ96rLSh1qY/sermon120510.mp3</link>
            <description>God looks at us simultaneously with both Judgement and Mercy.  Both need to be taken into consideration when examining our consciences during Advent.&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=UQ96rLSh1qY:n1sVgdwP8v4:yIl2AUoC8zA"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=UQ96rLSh1qY:n1sVgdwP8v4:qj6IDK7rITs"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 16 Dec 2010 11:00:56 -0600</pubDate>
            
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            <itunes:author>The Rev. David Simmons</itunes:author>
            <itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:duration>8:40</itunes:duration>
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            <title>Prepare Positively - A Homily for Advent 1 11/28/10</title>
            <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~3/QuV4wk6vAbQ/homily112810.mp3</link>
            <description>A homily for Advent 1.  We are called to prepare.  Choose a step to take during Advent one, and make it one that can be achieved.&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=QuV4wk6vAbQ:y8hDOhalAHc:yIl2AUoC8zA"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=QuV4wk6vAbQ:y8hDOhalAHc:qj6IDK7rITs"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 2010 15:00:25 -0600</pubDate>
            
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            <itunes:author>The Rev. David Simmons</itunes:author>
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            <itunes:duration>11:02</itunes:duration>
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            <title>That we may be one - 11/14/10</title>
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            <description>A reflection on David's recent service as a deputy to the National Council of Churches and Isaiah's prophecy that God is making all things new.  Delivered without notes.&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=DmRtvP3joyY:_4CibjP35Ik:yIl2AUoC8zA"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=DmRtvP3joyY:_4CibjP35Ik:qj6IDK7rITs"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2010 09:52:40 -0600</pubDate>
            
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            <itunes:author>The Rev. David Simmons</itunes:author>
            <itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:duration>10:15</itunes:duration>
        <media:content url="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~5/DmRtvP3joyY/homily111410.mp3" fileSize="4243374" type="audio/mpeg" /><itunes:subtitle>A reflection on David's recent service as a deputy to the National Council of Churches and Isaiah's prophecy that God is making all things new. Delivered without notes.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>A reflection on David's recent service as a deputy to the National Council of Churches and Isaiah's prophecy that God is making all things new. Delivered without notes.</itunes:summary><feedburner:origLink>http://homepage.mac.com/dsimmons/matthiassermons/homily111410.mp3</feedburner:origLink><enclosure url="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~5/DmRtvP3joyY/homily111410.mp3" length="4243374" type="audio/mpeg" /><feedburner:origEnclosureLink>http://homepage.mac.com/dsimmons/matthiassermons/homily111410.mp3</feedburner:origEnclosureLink></item>
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            <title>Hate is not an option - 10/24/10</title>
            <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~3/axo1-F3kTe8/sermon102410.mp3</link>
            <description>As we pass the 12th anniversary of Matthew Shephard's death, we face a new wave of violence and bullying that is leading to the death of teenagers.  Hate is a subtle and pernicious thing.  When we talk about people of any group as "The Other" or label them as threats to our way of life, we give our children permission to hate.  Hate is simply not an option for those who follow Jesus.&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=axo1-F3kTe8:rY4EnsVPqEw:yIl2AUoC8zA"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=axo1-F3kTe8:rY4EnsVPqEw:qj6IDK7rITs"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 26 Oct 2010 10:23:00 -0500</pubDate>
            
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            <itunes:author>The Rev. David Simmons</itunes:author>
            <itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:duration>11:17</itunes:duration>
        <media:content url="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~5/axo1-F3kTe8/sermon102410.mp3" fileSize="5026432" type="audio/mpeg" /><itunes:subtitle>As we pass the 12th anniversary of Matthew Shephard's death, we face a new wave of violence and bullying that is leading to the death of teenagers. Hate is a subtle and pernicious thing. When we talk about people of any group as "The Other" or label them </itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>As we pass the 12th anniversary of Matthew Shephard's death, we face a new wave of violence and bullying that is leading to the death of teenagers. Hate is a subtle and pernicious thing. When we talk about people of any group as "The Other" or label them as threats to our way of life, we give our children permission to hate. Hate is simply not an option for those who follow Jesus.</itunes:summary><feedburner:origLink>http://homepage.mac.com/dsimmons/matthiassermons/sermon102410.mp3</feedburner:origLink><enclosure url="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~5/axo1-F3kTe8/sermon102410.mp3" length="5026432" type="audio/mpeg" /><feedburner:origEnclosureLink>http://homepage.mac.com/dsimmons/matthiassermons/sermon102410.mp3</feedburner:origEnclosureLink></item>
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            <title>How do we respond to hate?  - 9/12/10</title>
            <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~3/3R1bg_uEHXQ/sermon091210.MP3</link>
            <description>As we pass the 9th anniversary of 9/11 and narrowly avoid a Koran-burning, we need to ask ourselves how we continue to react to the pain of that day in 2001.&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=3R1bg_uEHXQ:k_NbJNPn91s:yIl2AUoC8zA"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=3R1bg_uEHXQ:k_NbJNPn91s:qj6IDK7rITs"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2010 10:03:52 -0500</pubDate>
            
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            <itunes:author>The Rev. David Simmons</itunes:author>
            <itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:duration>14:33</itunes:duration>
        <media:content url="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~5/3R1bg_uEHXQ/sermon091210.MP3" fileSize="6008995" type="audio/mpeg" /><itunes:subtitle>As we pass the 9th anniversary of 9/11 and narrowly avoid a Koran-burning, we need to ask ourselves how we continue to react to the pain of that day in 2001.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>As we pass the 9th anniversary of 9/11 and narrowly avoid a Koran-burning, we need to ask ourselves how we continue to react to the pain of that day in 2001.</itunes:summary><feedburner:origLink>http://homepage.mac.com/dsimmons/matthiassermons/sermon091210.MP3</feedburner:origLink><enclosure url="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~5/3R1bg_uEHXQ/sermon091210.MP3" length="6008995" type="audio/mpeg" /><feedburner:origEnclosureLink>http://homepage.mac.com/dsimmons/matthiassermons/sermon091210.MP3</feedburner:origEnclosureLink></item>
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            <title>Jesus' Family Values - 9/5/10</title>
            <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~3/Gup9K1J6Vuw/sermon090510.mp3</link>
            <description>Jesus says in the Gospel today to hate your parents, wife and siblings.  What is he getting at?&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=Gup9K1J6Vuw:rFAi6HThruA:yIl2AUoC8zA"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=Gup9K1J6Vuw:rFAi6HThruA:qj6IDK7rITs"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2010 10:03:26 -0500</pubDate>
            
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            <itunes:author>The Rev. David Simmons</itunes:author>
            <itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:duration>11:38</itunes:duration>
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            <title>True Religion - 8/29/10</title>
            <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~3/pQWTPw6bAsQ/sermon082910.MP3</link>
            <description>In the collect for the day, we hear "increase in us true religion."  What do we mean by true religion?&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=pQWTPw6bAsQ:WbHl9rflKJk:yIl2AUoC8zA"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=pQWTPw6bAsQ:WbHl9rflKJk:qj6IDK7rITs"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:29:17 -0500</pubDate>
            
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            <itunes:author>The Rev. David Simmons</itunes:author>
            <itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:duration>14:18</itunes:duration>
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            <title>Absolving the Scapegoat - 8/22/10</title>
            <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~3/E0w_3WFR0Ns/sermon082210.mp3</link>
            <description>In the story of Jesus restoring the bent-over woman, Jesus demonstrates his compassion by removing her social stigma.  Jesus calls us to search ourselves and our society for the places where we are denigrating others to boost our ego and secuirty.  Is it possible that Muslims are our current scapegoats?  Recent events and studies suggest so.&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=E0w_3WFR0Ns:KtZueZS0RnQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=E0w_3WFR0Ns:KtZueZS0RnQ:qj6IDK7rITs"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 10:51:56 -0500</pubDate>
            
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            <itunes:author>The Rev. David Simmons</itunes:author>
            <itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:duration>13:56</itunes:duration>
        <media:content url="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~5/E0w_3WFR0Ns/sermon082210.mp3" fileSize="5767874" type="audio/mpeg" /><itunes:subtitle>In the story of Jesus restoring the bent-over woman, Jesus demonstrates his compassion by removing her social stigma. Jesus calls us to search ourselves and our society for the places where we are denigrating others to boost our ego and secuirty. Is it po</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>In the story of Jesus restoring the bent-over woman, Jesus demonstrates his compassion by removing her social stigma. Jesus calls us to search ourselves and our society for the places where we are denigrating others to boost our ego and secuirty. Is it possible that Muslims are our current scapegoats? Recent events and studies suggest so.</itunes:summary><feedburner:origLink>http://homepage.mac.com/dsimmons/matthiassermons/sermon082210.mp3</feedburner:origLink><enclosure url="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~5/E0w_3WFR0Ns/sermon082210.mp3" length="5767874" type="audio/mpeg" /><feedburner:origEnclosureLink>http://homepage.mac.com/dsimmons/matthiassermons/sermon082210.mp3</feedburner:origEnclosureLink></item>
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            <title>Not Peace but a Sword - 08/15/10</title>
            <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~3/GLlZT7OuyqA/sermon081510.mp3</link>
            <description>As Ann Rice's recent renunciation of Christianity on Facebook indicates, people often assume that a religion built around Christ's teachings should be a place of peace and unity, but Jesus' own words in the Gospel today tells us otherwise.&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=GLlZT7OuyqA:P5OTctV21vg:yIl2AUoC8zA"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=GLlZT7OuyqA:P5OTctV21vg:qj6IDK7rITs"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 12:49:46 -0500</pubDate>
            
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            <itunes:author>The Rev. David Simmons</itunes:author>
            <itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:duration>9:03</itunes:duration>
        <media:content url="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~5/GLlZT7OuyqA/sermon081510.mp3" fileSize="3912159" type="audio/mpeg" /><itunes:subtitle>As Ann Rice's recent renunciation of Christianity on Facebook indicates, people often assume that a religion built around Christ's teachings should be a place of peace and unity, but Jesus' own words in the Gospel today tells us otherwise.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>As Ann Rice's recent renunciation of Christianity on Facebook indicates, people often assume that a religion built around Christ's teachings should be a place of peace and unity, but Jesus' own words in the Gospel today tells us otherwise.</itunes:summary><feedburner:origLink>http://homepage.mac.com/dsimmons/matthiassermons/sermon081510.mp3</feedburner:origLink><enclosure url="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~5/GLlZT7OuyqA/sermon081510.mp3" length="3912159" type="audio/mpeg" /><feedburner:origEnclosureLink>http://homepage.mac.com/dsimmons/matthiassermons/sermon081510.mp3</feedburner:origEnclosureLink></item>
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            <title>Christian Enjoyment - 8/8/10</title>
            <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~3/eANIn3Y2gUk/sermon080810.mp3</link>
            <description>Jesus tells us that we are meant to live for today - to have true enjoyment of the gifts of God by sharing them with others.&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=eANIn3Y2gUk:dzpTV0J1hT4:yIl2AUoC8zA"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=eANIn3Y2gUk:dzpTV0J1hT4:qj6IDK7rITs"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 11:34:06 -0500</pubDate>
            
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            <itunes:author>The Rev. David Simmons</itunes:author>
            <itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:duration>8:46</itunes:duration>
        <media:content url="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~5/eANIn3Y2gUk/sermon080810.mp3" fileSize="3794345" type="audio/mpeg" /><itunes:subtitle>Jesus tells us that we are meant to live for today - to have true enjoyment of the gifts of God by sharing them with others.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Jesus tells us that we are meant to live for today - to have true enjoyment of the gifts of God by sharing them with others.</itunes:summary><feedburner:origLink>http://homepage.mac.com/dsimmons/matthiassermons/sermon080810.mp3</feedburner:origLink><enclosure url="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~5/eANIn3Y2gUk/sermon080810.mp3" length="3794345" type="audio/mpeg" /><feedburner:origEnclosureLink>http://homepage.mac.com/dsimmons/matthiassermons/sermon080810.mp3</feedburner:origEnclosureLink></item>
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            <title>It's Not Ours - 8/1/10</title>
            <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~3/mbGHQvaXhUw/sermon080110.MP3</link>
            <description>In the parable of the Rich Fool, we are to take comfort in the truth that we are not ultimately in control.&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=mbGHQvaXhUw:vtZ-ugtjV6E:yIl2AUoC8zA"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=mbGHQvaXhUw:vtZ-ugtjV6E:qj6IDK7rITs"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 11:34:17 -0500</pubDate>
            
            <guid isPermaLink="false">thy-kingdom-come-72510</guid>
            <itunes:author>The Rev. David Simmons</itunes:author>
            <itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:duration>8:02</itunes:duration>
        <media:content url="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~5/mbGHQvaXhUw/sermon080110.MP3" fileSize="3321539" type="audio/mpeg" /><itunes:subtitle>In the parable of the Rich Fool, we are to take comfort in the truth that we are not ultimately in control.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>In the parable of the Rich Fool, we are to take comfort in the truth that we are not ultimately in control.</itunes:summary><feedburner:origLink>http://homepage.mac.com/dsimmons/matthiassermons/sermon080110.MP3</feedburner:origLink><enclosure url="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~5/mbGHQvaXhUw/sermon080110.MP3" length="3321539" type="audio/mpeg" /><feedburner:origEnclosureLink>http://homepage.mac.com/dsimmons/matthiassermons/sermon080110.MP3</feedburner:origEnclosureLink></item>
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            <title>Thy Kingdom Come - 7/25/10</title>
            <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~3/9uBbuVGxsjs/sermon072510.mp3</link>
            <description>Paying attention to the Lord's Prayer makes us aware that Christianity is not just about me and my relationship with God, but also about us and OUR relationship to God and each other.&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=9uBbuVGxsjs:quWIrF22NN0:yIl2AUoC8zA"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=9uBbuVGxsjs:quWIrF22NN0:qj6IDK7rITs"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:10:20 -0500</pubDate>
            
            <guid isPermaLink="false">hospitality-and-listening-71810</guid>
            <itunes:author>The Rev. David Simmons</itunes:author>
            <itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:duration>11:48</itunes:duration>
        <media:content url="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~5/9uBbuVGxsjs/sermon072510.mp3" fileSize="4886679" type="audio/mpeg" /><itunes:subtitle>Paying attention to the Lord's Prayer makes us aware that Christianity is not just about me and my relationship with God, but also about us and OUR relationship to God and each other.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Paying attention to the Lord's Prayer makes us aware that Christianity is not just about me and my relationship with God, but also about us and OUR relationship to God and each other.</itunes:summary><feedburner:origLink>http://homepage.mac.com/dsimmons/matthiassermons/sermon072510.mp3</feedburner:origLink><enclosure url="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~5/9uBbuVGxsjs/sermon072510.mp3" length="4886679" type="audio/mpeg" /><feedburner:origEnclosureLink>http://homepage.mac.com/dsimmons/matthiassermons/sermon072510.mp3</feedburner:origEnclosureLink></item>
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            <title>Hospitality and Listening - 7/18/10</title>
            <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~3/MK4nM8xxIdg/sermon060610.mp3</link>
            <description>In the story of Mary and Martha, we see Mary providing true hospitality by responding to Jesus' actual needs.  We must be about the same task in the church and in our lives.&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=MK4nM8xxIdg:e-G3lPdD6G8:yIl2AUoC8zA"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=MK4nM8xxIdg:e-G3lPdD6G8:qj6IDK7rITs"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 12:04:08 -0500</pubDate>
            
            <guid isPermaLink="false">compassion-for-all-6610</guid>
            <itunes:author>The Rev. David Simmons</itunes:author>
            <itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:duration>10:48</itunes:duration>
        <media:content url="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~5/SNhR8gBMGxw/sermon071810.MP3" fileSize="4445442" type="audio/mpeg" /><itunes:subtitle>In the story of Mary and Martha, we see Mary providing true hospitality by responding to Jesus' actual needs. We must be about the same task in the church and in our lives.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>In the story of Mary and Martha, we see Mary providing true hospitality by responding to Jesus' actual needs. We must be about the same task in the church and in our lives.</itunes:summary><feedburner:origLink>http://homepage.mac.com/dsimmons/matthiassermons/sermon060610.mp3</feedburner:origLink><enclosure url="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~5/SNhR8gBMGxw/sermon071810.MP3" length="4445442" type="audio/mpeg" /><feedburner:origEnclosureLink>http://homepage.mac.com/dsimmons/matthiassermons/sermon071810.MP3</feedburner:origEnclosureLink></item>
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            <title>Compassion for All - 6/6/10</title>
            <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~3/MK4nM8xxIdg/sermon060610.mp3</link>
            <description>Although God does seem to have a preference for the poor, Jesus will always turn aside to have compassion on us, no matter what our means are.&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=MK4nM8xxIdg:zxMSAkdPzkE:yIl2AUoC8zA"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=MK4nM8xxIdg:zxMSAkdPzkE:qj6IDK7rITs"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 10:54:06 -0500</pubDate>
            
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            <itunes:author>The Rev. David Simmons</itunes:author>
            <itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:duration>9:20</itunes:duration>
        <media:content url="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~5/MK4nM8xxIdg/sermon060610.mp3" fileSize="3856530" type="audio/mpeg" /><itunes:subtitle>Although God does seem to have a preference for the poor, Jesus will always turn aside to have compassion on us, no matter what our means are.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Although God does seem to have a preference for the poor, Jesus will always turn aside to have compassion on us, no matter what our means are.</itunes:summary><feedburner:origLink>http://homepage.mac.com/dsimmons/matthiassermons/sermon060610.mp3</feedburner:origLink><enclosure url="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~5/MK4nM8xxIdg/sermon060610.mp3" length="3856530" type="audio/mpeg" /><feedburner:origEnclosureLink>http://homepage.mac.com/dsimmons/matthiassermons/sermon060610.mp3</feedburner:origEnclosureLink></item>
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            <title>It's not YOUR Creed - Trinity Sunday 5/30/10</title>
            <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~3/Jk-1mVQ87WE/sermon053010.mp3</link>
            <description>Although the doctrine of the Trinity as articulated in the Nicene Creed seems to cause people problems, it does not have to be so.  We need to look at the creed as praise to the mystery of God rather than as a scientific statement of objective fact.&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=Jk-1mVQ87WE:TzKXgt57kFA:yIl2AUoC8zA"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=Jk-1mVQ87WE:TzKXgt57kFA:qj6IDK7rITs"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 11:04:27 -0500</pubDate>
            
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            <itunes:author>The Rev. David Simmons</itunes:author>
            <itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:duration>10:46</itunes:duration>
        <media:content url="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~5/Jk-1mVQ87WE/sermon053010.mp3" fileSize="4452334" type="audio/mpeg" /><itunes:subtitle>Although the doctrine of the Trinity as articulated in the Nicene Creed seems to cause people problems, it does not have to be so. We need to look at the creed as praise to the mystery of God rather than as a scientific statement of objective fact.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Although the doctrine of the Trinity as articulated in the Nicene Creed seems to cause people problems, it does not have to be so. We need to look at the creed as praise to the mystery of God rather than as a scientific statement of objective fact.</itunes:summary><feedburner:origLink>http://homepage.mac.com/dsimmons/matthiassermons/sermon053010.mp3</feedburner:origLink><enclosure url="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~5/Jk-1mVQ87WE/sermon053010.mp3" length="4452334" type="audio/mpeg" /><feedburner:origEnclosureLink>http://homepage.mac.com/dsimmons/matthiassermons/sermon053010.mp3</feedburner:origEnclosureLink></item>
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            <title>Moving from "Join us" to Jesus - 5/02/10</title>
            <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~3/7tnQPz0Alro/sermon050210.mp3</link>
            <description>Worrying about Membership assumes that everyone thinks the Church is something worthy of membership.  If we are to reach the younger generations, we have to convince them of that, and the way we do that is to show them Jesus.&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=7tnQPz0Alro:rxVQ1Mejtq0:yIl2AUoC8zA"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=7tnQPz0Alro:rxVQ1Mejtq0:qj6IDK7rITs"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 13:43:06 -0500</pubDate>
            
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            <itunes:author>The Rev. David Simmons</itunes:author>
            <itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:duration>13:33</itunes:duration>
        <media:content url="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~5/7tnQPz0Alro/sermon050210.mp3" fileSize="5363242" type="audio/mpeg" /><itunes:subtitle>Worrying about Membership assumes that everyone thinks the Church is something worthy of membership. If we are to reach the younger generations, we have to convince them of that, and the way we do that is to show them Jesus.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Worrying about Membership assumes that everyone thinks the Church is something worthy of membership. If we are to reach the younger generations, we have to convince them of that, and the way we do that is to show them Jesus.</itunes:summary><feedburner:origLink>http://homepage.mac.com/dsimmons/matthiassermons/sermon050210.mp3</feedburner:origLink><enclosure url="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~5/7tnQPz0Alro/sermon050210.mp3" length="5363242" type="audio/mpeg" /><feedburner:origEnclosureLink>http://homepage.mac.com/dsimmons/matthiassermons/sermon050210.mp3</feedburner:origEnclosureLink></item>
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            <title>Why I Believe in the Resurrection - Easter 4/4/10</title>
            <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~3/YrLRjXcxn4I/sermon040410.mp3</link>
            <description>Why do I believe in the Resurrection?  Here's my answer...&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=YrLRjXcxn4I:_v6Jta_eVzA:yIl2AUoC8zA"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=YrLRjXcxn4I:_v6Jta_eVzA:qj6IDK7rITs"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 11:35:46 -0500</pubDate>
            
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            <itunes:author>The Rev. David Simmons</itunes:author>
            <itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:duration>11:26</itunes:duration>
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            <title>Jesus Tempted - 2/21/10</title>
            <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~3/M-A1vATTPZU/homily022110.MP3</link>
            <description>On this first Sunday of Lent, we hear the story of Jesus' temptation in the wilderness.  His temptations are archetypes for the temptations we all face.  There are traditional Lenten disciplines that help us remember who we really are - the beloved children of God.&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=M-A1vATTPZU:EGVjCdYK7yI:yIl2AUoC8zA"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=M-A1vATTPZU:EGVjCdYK7yI:qj6IDK7rITs"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:58:03 -0600</pubDate>
            
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            <itunes:author>The Rev. David Simmons</itunes:author>
            <itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:duration>13:51</itunes:duration>
        <media:content url="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~5/M-A1vATTPZU/homily022110.MP3" fileSize="5487771" type="audio/mpeg" /><itunes:subtitle>On this first Sunday of Lent, we hear the story of Jesus' temptation in the wilderness. His temptations are archetypes for the temptations we all face. There are traditional Lenten disciplines that help us remember who we really are - the beloved children</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>On this first Sunday of Lent, we hear the story of Jesus' temptation in the wilderness. His temptations are archetypes for the temptations we all face. There are traditional Lenten disciplines that help us remember who we really are - the beloved children of God.</itunes:summary><feedburner:origLink>http://homepage.mac.com/dsimmons/matthiassermons/homily022110.MP3</feedburner:origLink><enclosure url="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~5/M-A1vATTPZU/homily022110.MP3" length="5487771" type="audio/mpeg" /><feedburner:origEnclosureLink>http://homepage.mac.com/dsimmons/matthiassermons/homily022110.MP3</feedburner:origEnclosureLink></item>
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            <title>Hold onto the Glory - 2/14/10</title>
            <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~3/YmOSBLDL4XM/homily021410.MP3</link>
            <description>We are ready to enter into the season of Lent.  This Sunday, we hear the story of the transfiguration.  Hold onto the glory of this Gospel to help us see lent in a different way.&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=YmOSBLDL4XM:yU4HnKc-fTI:yIl2AUoC8zA"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=YmOSBLDL4XM:yU4HnKc-fTI:qj6IDK7rITs"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:50:36 -0600</pubDate>
            
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            <itunes:author>The Rev. David Simmons</itunes:author>
            <itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:duration>10:35</itunes:duration>
        <media:content url="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~5/YmOSBLDL4XM/homily021410.MP3" fileSize="4169735" type="audio/mpeg" /><itunes:subtitle>We are ready to enter into the season of Lent. This Sunday, we hear the story of the transfiguration. Hold onto the glory of this Gospel to help us see lent in a different way.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>We are ready to enter into the season of Lent. This Sunday, we hear the story of the transfiguration. Hold onto the glory of this Gospel to help us see lent in a different way.</itunes:summary><feedburner:origLink>http://homepage.mac.com/dsimmons/matthiassermons/homily021410.MP3</feedburner:origLink><enclosure url="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~5/YmOSBLDL4XM/homily021410.MP3" length="4169735" type="audio/mpeg" /><feedburner:origEnclosureLink>http://homepage.mac.com/dsimmons/matthiassermons/homily021410.MP3</feedburner:origEnclosureLink></item>
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            <title>Catching People - 2/7/10</title>
            <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~3/0ZltCf1yQZ0/homily020710.mp3</link>
            <description>Jesus tells the disciples they will be "Catching people."  What does that mean for us?&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=0ZltCf1yQZ0:kBVYVA8MPPE:yIl2AUoC8zA"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=0ZltCf1yQZ0:kBVYVA8MPPE:qj6IDK7rITs"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:59:10 -0600</pubDate>
            
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            <itunes:author>The Rev. David Simmons</itunes:author>
            <itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:duration>14:01</itunes:duration>
        <media:content url="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~5/0ZltCf1yQZ0/homily020710.mp3" fileSize="5262209" type="audio/mpeg" /><itunes:subtitle>Jesus tells the disciples they will be "Catching people." What does that mean for us?</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Jesus tells the disciples they will be "Catching people." What does that mean for us?</itunes:summary><feedburner:origLink>http://homepage.mac.com/dsimmons/matthiassermons/homily020710.mp3</feedburner:origLink><enclosure url="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~5/0ZltCf1yQZ0/homily020710.mp3" length="5262209" type="audio/mpeg" /><feedburner:origEnclosureLink>http://homepage.mac.com/dsimmons/matthiassermons/homily020710.mp3</feedburner:origEnclosureLink></item>
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            <title>What is the mission of the Church?  A State of the Parish address.</title>
            <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~3/LxZsXSgKa1E/sotp013110.mp3</link>
            <description>What is the mission of a church?  While statistical indicators are good for us this past year, the real question is, "How well are we following the mission as set forth by Jesus?"  A State of the Parish address for 2009.&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=LxZsXSgKa1E:LMb-s8CDIrA:yIl2AUoC8zA"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=LxZsXSgKa1E:LMb-s8CDIrA:qj6IDK7rITs"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:29:13 -0600</pubDate>
            
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            <itunes:author>The Rev. David Simmons</itunes:author>
            <itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:duration>14:01</itunes:duration>
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            <title>Rebuilding A Cathedral of Compassion</title>
            <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~3/JiO4yxm18zI/sermon012410.mp3</link>
            <description>The Episcopal Church of today is not the church of power and influence it was a generation ago.  This is a natural consequence of the Church beginning to see the Gospel as something that requires us to take positions on issues of human rights.  We are still in the process of rebuilding who we are.&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=JiO4yxm18zI:AQ2BAxZXy30:yIl2AUoC8zA"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=JiO4yxm18zI:AQ2BAxZXy30:qj6IDK7rITs"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:24:06 -0600</pubDate>
            
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            <itunes:author>The Rev. David Simmons</itunes:author>
            <itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:duration>15:23</itunes:duration>
        <media:content url="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~5/JiO4yxm18zI/sermon012410.mp3" fileSize="6043508" type="audio/mpeg" /><itunes:subtitle>The Episcopal Church of today is not the church of power and influence it was a generation ago. This is a natural consequence of the Church beginning to see the Gospel as something that requires us to take positions on issues of human rights. We are still</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>The Episcopal Church of today is not the church of power and influence it was a generation ago. This is a natural consequence of the Church beginning to see the Gospel as something that requires us to take positions on issues of human rights. We are still in the process of rebuilding who we are.</itunes:summary><feedburner:origLink>http://homepage.mac.com/dsimmons/matthiassermons/sermon012410.mp3</feedburner:origLink><enclosure url="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~5/JiO4yxm18zI/sermon012410.mp3" length="6043508" type="audio/mpeg" /><feedburner:origEnclosureLink>http://homepage.mac.com/dsimmons/matthiassermons/sermon012410.mp3</feedburner:origEnclosureLink></item>
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            <title>The Wedding at Cana and Haiti - Where is God's abundance?</title>
            <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~3/JEyvuRoKjo0/sermon011710.mp3</link>
            <description>When we read of the overflowing abundance of God in the Epiphany miracles, how does that square with great tragedy in the world?&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=JEyvuRoKjo0:8E-R9Eq3pQQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=JEyvuRoKjo0:8E-R9Eq3pQQ:qj6IDK7rITs"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 12:44:41 -0600</pubDate>
            
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            <itunes:author>The Rev. David Simmons</itunes:author>
            <itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:duration>10:38</itunes:duration>
        <media:content url="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~5/JEyvuRoKjo0/sermon011710.mp3" fileSize="4187307" type="audio/mpeg" /><itunes:subtitle>When we read of the overflowing abundance of God in the Epiphany miracles, how does that square with great tragedy in the world?</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>When we read of the overflowing abundance of God in the Epiphany miracles, how does that square with great tragedy in the world?</itunes:summary><feedburner:origLink>http://homepage.mac.com/dsimmons/matthiassermons/sermon011710.mp3</feedburner:origLink><enclosure url="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~5/JEyvuRoKjo0/sermon011710.mp3" length="4187307" type="audio/mpeg" /><feedburner:origEnclosureLink>http://homepage.mac.com/dsimmons/matthiassermons/sermon011710.mp3</feedburner:origEnclosureLink></item>
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            <title>Why Christian giving has nothing to do with charity - 11/08/09</title>
            <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~3/pB6Ucotsmao/sermon110809.mp3</link>
            <description>Christian giving is designed to change us, not the cause we give to.&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=pB6Ucotsmao:uVKwsrwoVIc:yIl2AUoC8zA"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=pB6Ucotsmao:uVKwsrwoVIc:qj6IDK7rITs"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:03:53 -0600</pubDate>
            
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            <itunes:author>The Rev. David Simmons</itunes:author>
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            <title>Hebrews: What is it that Jesus has done? - 10/25/09</title>
            <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~3/HtaGCzxFfcM/sermon102509.mp3</link>
            <description>The Letter to the Hebrews is an exploration of how Jesus' life, death, resurrection and ascension takes away our sin.&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=HtaGCzxFfcM:z6GsGdMREaY:yIl2AUoC8zA"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=HtaGCzxFfcM:z6GsGdMREaY:qj6IDK7rITs"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:07:41 -0600</pubDate>
            
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            <itunes:author>The Rev. David Simmons</itunes:author>
            <itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:duration>13:05</itunes:duration>
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            <title>Job and the Whirlwind - 10/18/09</title>
            <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~3/b_Vp8W3TdmQ/sermon101809.mp3</link>
            <description>The book of Job is not only about the question of why bad things happen to good people, but is an important corrective to the idea that humanity is the center of the universe.  After understanding his place in the wonder of creation, Job becomes a more generous, loving and kind person.&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=b_Vp8W3TdmQ:3DnDGJ7kAmc:yIl2AUoC8zA"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=b_Vp8W3TdmQ:3DnDGJ7kAmc:qj6IDK7rITs"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:12:06 -0600</pubDate>
            
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            <itunes:author>The Rev. David Simmons</itunes:author>
            <itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:duration>12:17</itunes:duration>
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            <title>Security, Certitude and Perfection - 10/11/09</title>
            <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~3/2abP4F5csRY/sermon101109.MP3</link>
            <description>Theologian Paul Tillich writes that there are three basic human desires, Security, Certitude and Perfection.  To desire them is human, to pursue them can become demonic.&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=2abP4F5csRY:sUVvOPeLyVs:yIl2AUoC8zA"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=2abP4F5csRY:sUVvOPeLyVs:qj6IDK7rITs"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:31:22 -0500</pubDate>
            
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            <title>Not Ignoring Divorce - 10/4/09</title>
            <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~3/u85nUtCUGVs/sermon100409.mp3</link>
            <description>Jesus' criticism of the then-current divorce practices does not set aside one legalistic code to create another, but neither should we allow ourselves to be blind to the spiritual problems of modern divorce.&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=u85nUtCUGVs:hQmHjzMavKk:yIl2AUoC8zA"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=u85nUtCUGVs:hQmHjzMavKk:qj6IDK7rITs"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:31:41 -0500</pubDate>
            
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            <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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            <title>No Stumbling Blocks! - 9/27/09</title>
            <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~3/mvh6a_eWUPU/sermon092709.mp3</link>
            <description>Jesus warns his disciples sternly about adding on requirements to the faith that might cause some to reject it.  In a culture where Christianity is so ingrained, it is important that we heed this warning.&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=mvh6a_eWUPU:1Hf-qcKqj58:yIl2AUoC8zA"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=mvh6a_eWUPU:1Hf-qcKqj58:qj6IDK7rITs"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:43:20 -0500</pubDate>
            
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            <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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            <title>The Woman of Valor - 9/20/09</title>
            <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~3/-uLaUM_-zsA/sermon091309.mp3</link>
            <description>The woman of valor from Proverbs is a powerful counterpoint to the loud voices often heard about the "place of women" in the church.&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=-uLaUM_-zsA:xxL0fL6-9QM:yIl2AUoC8zA"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=-uLaUM_-zsA:xxL0fL6-9QM:qj6IDK7rITs"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 10:58:56 -0500</pubDate>
            
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            <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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            <title>Religion of Hope or Fear? - 9/13/09</title>
            <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~3/-uLaUM_-zsA/sermon091309.mp3</link>
            <description>As religious people, how do we see the world?  Do we see it primarily in terms of hope or fear?&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=-uLaUM_-zsA:h2FYF-fYQkc:yIl2AUoC8zA"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=-uLaUM_-zsA:h2FYF-fYQkc:qj6IDK7rITs"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:09:56 -0500</pubDate>
            
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            <title>God's Preference - 9/6/09</title>
            <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~3/5z9OiA39bZw/sermon090609.mp3</link>
            <description>God loves all equally, but if you pay attention to the Bible, he does appear to have a preference.&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=5z9OiA39bZw:nea51rW9iPg:yIl2AUoC8zA"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=5z9OiA39bZw:nea51rW9iPg:qj6IDK7rITs"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:31:00 -0500</pubDate>
            
            <guid isPermaLink="false">be-doers-of-the-word-83009</guid>
            <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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            <title>Be Doers of the Word - 8/30/09</title>
            <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~3/rdVjXU_GDPc/sermon083009.mp3</link>
            <description>James encourages us to be doers of the word.  We are given an opportunity this fall by hosting again the Temporary Overflow shelter for Homeless men.&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=rdVjXU_GDPc:O0uKmo4MjTs:yIl2AUoC8zA"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=rdVjXU_GDPc:O0uKmo4MjTs:qj6IDK7rITs"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 11:15:01 -0500</pubDate>
            
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            <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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            <title>How we should fight - 8/9/09</title>
            <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~3/UItQb0PxTfI/sermon080909.MP3</link>
            <description>An example from the life of civil rights martyr Jonathan Myrick Daniels illustrates how conflict should be handled by Christians.&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=UItQb0PxTfI:uXwgwR4kFIY:yIl2AUoC8zA"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=UItQb0PxTfI:uXwgwR4kFIY:qj6IDK7rITs"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 12:34:53 -0500</pubDate>
            
            <guid isPermaLink="false">follow-the-shoe-8209</guid>
            <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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            <title>Follow the Shoe! - 8/2/09</title>
            <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~3/Yr8OjmNasNA/sermon080209.mp3</link>
            <description>The crowds don't get Jesus, they ask for signs when the point is Jesus and the relationship he offers.&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=Yr8OjmNasNA:AOFqJA9axaw:yIl2AUoC8zA"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=Yr8OjmNasNA:AOFqJA9axaw:qj6IDK7rITs"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 12:32:24 -0500</pubDate>
            
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            <title>The Legislative Church - 07/19/09</title>
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            <description>At our church's General Convention, I experienced a hopefulness that we are finally getting over our penchant for running the church through legislation and working to heal the liberal/conservative divide.  As Paul said in Ephesisans, there is no place for hostility between us.&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=q2x9Aw8H3PM:OagJWTmr1gM:yIl2AUoC8zA"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=q2x9Aw8H3PM:OagJWTmr1gM:qj6IDK7rITs"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
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            <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 11:07:09 -0500</pubDate>
            
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            <title>God is bringing everything to completion - 5/24/09</title>
            <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~3/SRGcjSM5PJc/sermon032209.mp3</link>
            <description>In the Ascension and the calling of Matthias we see that God is always taking our failings and mistakes and bringing them to completion.&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=SRGcjSM5PJc:0sbG0FwaGYs:yIl2AUoC8zA"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=SRGcjSM5PJc:0sbG0FwaGYs:qj6IDK7rITs"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 14:53:15 -0500</pubDate>
            
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            <title>Suprised by Equality - 5/17/09</title>
            <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~3/SRGcjSM5PJc/sermon032209.mp3</link>
            <description>Peter and his Jewish Christian companions are surprised by the equal outpouring of the spirit on the Gentiles.  And we continue to be surprised that we are not as egalitarian as God.&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=SRGcjSM5PJc:-_j3KkWFVIU:yIl2AUoC8zA"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=SRGcjSM5PJc:-_j3KkWFVIU:qj6IDK7rITs"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 12:35:07 -0500</pubDate>
            
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            <title>A name that shall never be cut off - 5/10/09</title>
            <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~3/SRGcjSM5PJc/sermon032209.mp3</link>
            <description>A story sermon based on the story of the Ethiopian Eunuch.&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=SRGcjSM5PJc:jW45kSXbeEQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=SRGcjSM5PJc:jW45kSXbeEQ:qj6IDK7rITs"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 13:04:06 -0500</pubDate>
            
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            <title>One Shepherd, One Flock - 5/3/09</title>
            <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~3/SRGcjSM5PJc/sermon032209.mp3</link>
            <description>A reflection on Christian Unity.&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=SRGcjSM5PJc:c2VMyoDD1Xs:yIl2AUoC8zA"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=SRGcjSM5PJc:c2VMyoDD1Xs:qj6IDK7rITs"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 12:40:33 -0500</pubDate>
            
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            <title>Why I believe in the Ressurection - Easter 2 B 4/12/09</title>
            <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~3/SRGcjSM5PJc/sermon032209.mp3</link>
            <description>Why I believe in the Resurrection of Jesus Christ.&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=SRGcjSM5PJc:prBmYjjeQvg:yIl2AUoC8zA"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=SRGcjSM5PJc:prBmYjjeQvg:qj6IDK7rITs"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 10:50:41 -0500</pubDate>
            
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            <title>Choose your story - Easter Sunday 4/12/09</title>
            <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~3/SRGcjSM5PJc/sermon032209.mp3</link>
            <description>As J.R.R. Tolkien once put it, the Christian Story is the ultimate one.  Which story do you live your life by?&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=SRGcjSM5PJc:9wxEY4OQlEI:yIl2AUoC8zA"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=SRGcjSM5PJc:9wxEY4OQlEI:qj6IDK7rITs"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 12:55:14 -0500</pubDate>
            
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            <title>Why does God suffer today? - Good Friday 4/10/09</title>
            <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~3/SRGcjSM5PJc/sermon032209.mp3</link>
            <description>What role does suffering have?  Christianity does not have a pat answer, but Jesus shows us that God chooses to suffer with us.&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=SRGcjSM5PJc:N75tY0uymIY:yIl2AUoC8zA"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=SRGcjSM5PJc:N75tY0uymIY:qj6IDK7rITs"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 12:54:01 -0500</pubDate>
            
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            <title>Wrath is in us, not God - 3/29/09</title>
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            <description>In one atonement theory based in Julian of Norwich, Jesus death is to satisfy our wrath, not God's honor.  Following this thought, we must work to give up our wrath so that we can live fully into Christ.&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;</description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 14:17:52 -0500</pubDate>
            
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            <title>Intention is the point - 3/15/09</title>
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            <description>We often become obsessed with either form or feeling in our prayer lives, but it is intention that counts.&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;</description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 15:03:20 -0500</pubDate>
            
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            <title>"Get Behind me Satan" - 3/8/09</title>
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            <description>There is wrath in spiritual forces of evil but a greater wrath in us.  If we can learn to admit this and deal with it realistically, our relationship with God will be strengthened.&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=7MAtUspdS9k:mNOpf9YXqn8:yIl2AUoC8zA"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=7MAtUspdS9k:mNOpf9YXqn8:qj6IDK7rITs"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
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            <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 10:10:25 -0500</pubDate>
            
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            <title>Going into the desert - 3/1/09</title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2009 13:17:07 -0600</pubDate>
            
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            <title>Now is the acceptable time - Ash Wednesday 2/25/09</title>
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            <description>Now is the acceptable time - Easter is our celebration of the wedding between Christ and the Church and we must prepare.&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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            <pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2009 13:16:03 -0600</pubDate>
            
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            <title>Our separateness is only a dream - 2/22/09</title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 13:26:58 -0600</pubDate>
            
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            <title>Compassion trumps all - 2/15/09</title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2009 13:16:25 -0600</pubDate>
            
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            <title>Why is there Suffering? 2/8/09</title>
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&lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=vDjWQDjjsMY:IF4qyBN6jxc:yIl2AUoC8zA"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=vDjWQDjjsMY:IF4qyBN6jxc:qj6IDK7rITs"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
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            <pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:39:55 -0600</pubDate>
            
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            <title>Sermon for Pentecost 26 A 11/9/08</title>
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            <description>Keep awake! (Not just during sermons...)&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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            <pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 11:21:37 -0600</pubDate>
            
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            <title>Sermon for All Saints 11/2/08</title>
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            <description>A story sermon for All Saints Day.&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=FfwRdGUWvbo:b51kB8jrDGo:yIl2AUoC8zA"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=FfwRdGUWvbo:b51kB8jrDGo:qj6IDK7rITs"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
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            <pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 11:20:12 -0600</pubDate>
            
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            <title>Sermon for Pentecost 25 A 10/26/08</title>
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            <description>On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=k4oHgG7MYkk:gcCS6V9DPLs:yIl2AUoC8zA"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=k4oHgG7MYkk:gcCS6V9DPLs:qj6IDK7rITs"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 11:19:32 -0600</pubDate>
            
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            <title>Sermon for Pentecost 24 A 10/19/08</title>
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            <description>Render unto Caesar what belongs to Caesar.&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=k4oHgG7MYkk:3WX9JGrv-EI:yIl2AUoC8zA"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=k4oHgG7MYkk:3WX9JGrv-EI:qj6IDK7rITs"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 11:17:31 -0600</pubDate>
            
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            <title>Sermon for Pentecost 23 A 10/12/08</title>
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            <description>A story sermon on the parable of the wedding banquet.&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=piX9Qwe3Y0s:soABL8Ty9WI:yIl2AUoC8zA"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=piX9Qwe3Y0s:soABL8Ty9WI:qj6IDK7rITs"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 10:12:26 -0500</pubDate>
            
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            <title>Sermon for Pentecost 21 A 10/5/08</title>
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            <description>The first commandment tells us we are to have nothing that separates us from God.  This even extends to our participation in our political processes.  We are to participate and to take into account our faith in our decisions.&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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            <pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:44:29 -0500</pubDate>
            
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            <title>Sermon for Pentecost 20 A 9/28/08</title>
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            <description>We are called to reflect the abundance showered on us by a gracious God.&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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            <pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:53:13 -0500</pubDate>
            
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            <title>Sermon for Pentecost 19 A 9/21/08</title>
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            <description>Do we really want a fair God?&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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            <pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:51:39 -0500</pubDate>
            
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            <title>Sermon for Pentecost 18 A 9/14/08</title>
            <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~3/8LzwlgW2PXQ/Sermon091408.MP3</link>
            <description>God calls us to forgiveness - reconciliation may take more work.&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;</description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:50:29 -0500</pubDate>
            
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            <title>Sermon for Pentecost 17 A 8/31/08</title>
            <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StMatthias/~3/J2OTOM4PUl0/sermon083108.MP3</link>
            <description>Peter goes from being "The Rock" to "Satan" within just a few verses of the Gospel of Matthew.  What does this mean?&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=J2OTOM4PUl0:MkItU1j5fDA:yIl2AUoC8zA"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=J2OTOM4PUl0:MkItU1j5fDA:qj6IDK7rITs"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 13:13:00 -0500</pubDate>
            
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            <title>Sermon for Pentecost 15 A 8/24/08</title>
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            <description>In the Gospel Today, Jesus gives to the church the authority to bind and loose - an important and ancient tool for discerning the application of scripture.&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=IawahF-F71w:xPthEj6oVxk:yIl2AUoC8zA"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=IawahF-F71w:xPthEj6oVxk:qj6IDK7rITs"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:57:47 -0500</pubDate>
            
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            <title>Sermon for Pentecost 14 A 8/17/08</title>
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            <description>&lt;p&gt;&#x201c;It is not fair to take the children's food and throw it to the dogs.&#x201d;
&lt;br /&gt;Pretty harsh words from Jesus in the Gospel this morning.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;</description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:45:05 -0500</pubDate>
            
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            <title>Sermon for Pentecost 13 A 8/10/08</title>
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            <description>"Storms" are a normal part of Christian community.  The real test is how we deal with them.&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;</description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:43:31 -0500</pubDate>
            
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            <title>Sermon for Pentecost 10 A 7/13/08</title>
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            <description>The Rev. John Crosswaite's first sermon as a newly-received Episcopal Priest.&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;</description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:38:37 -0500</pubDate>
            
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            <title>Sermon for Pentecost 9 A 7/6/08</title>
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            <description>"Abraham Lincoln, as he looked out south across the battlefields and graveyards of the Civil War, somehow had an instinctive understanding of these Christian principles as applied to American government &#x2013; perhaps a better  understanding than most Christian clergy of the time."&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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            <pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:36:59 -0500</pubDate>
            
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            <title>Sermon for Pentecost 7 A 6/29/08</title>
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            <description>The story of the binding of Isaac is difficult for us, but it points to how vulnerable God has chosen to be in his loving us.&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=d3ZIWy_BxFE:pOMoCvubcs0:yIl2AUoC8zA"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=d3ZIWy_BxFE:pOMoCvubcs0:qj6IDK7rITs"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:15:54 -0500</pubDate>
            
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            <title>Sermon for Pentecost 6 A 6/22/08</title>
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            <description>Conflict in the church is normal.  It simply reflects the importance of religion in our lives.  The real question is not "should we have conflict?" but "how do we deal with conflict in a Christian way?"&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=6ey9sWh7FZM:QrQH5sBN_bg:yIl2AUoC8zA"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=6ey9sWh7FZM:QrQH5sBN_bg:qj6IDK7rITs"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:31:15 -0500</pubDate>
            
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            <title>Sermon for Pentecost 5 A 6/15/08</title>
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            <description>What is extraordinary about the Apostles is not who they are, but who they follow, and that they continue to follow him despite their misgivings.&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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            <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:28:04 -0500</pubDate>
            
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            <title>Sermon for Pentecost 4 A 6/08/08</title>
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            <description>Jesus said to Matthew the Tax Collector, &#x201c;Follow Me.&#x201d;  May we who follow Jesus imitate him in the way we build up his family.&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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            <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:25:07 -0500</pubDate>
            
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            <title>Sermon for Pentecost 3 A 6/01/08</title>
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            <description>Flee from certainty!  We are meant to be uncertain, but we are not meant to be anxious.  We are to put our trust not in our own powers, nor in human institutions, but only in God.&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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            <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:22:17 -0500</pubDate>
            
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            <title>Sermon for Pentecost 2 A 5/25/08</title>
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            <description>Anxiety can lead us away from God.  How do we deal with anxiety in a Christian way?&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;</description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 14:53:56 -0500</pubDate>
            
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            <title>Sermon for Trinty Sunday A 5/18/08</title>
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            <description>The Nicene Creed is a song of praise to God.&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=GX5_nSd15Gc:kWqnnxHgTIs:yIl2AUoC8zA"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?a=GX5_nSd15Gc:kWqnnxHgTIs:qj6IDK7rITs"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/StMatthias?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
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            <pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 14:52:32 -0500</pubDate>
            
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            <title>Sermon for Pentecost A 5/11/08</title>
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            <description>When the Holy Spirit comes at Pentecost, it does so in all of the languages of the multiple cultures represented.&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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            <pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 15:18:27 -0500</pubDate>
            
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            <title>Sermon for Easter 7 A 5/4/08</title>
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            <description>The point of the ascension is not which way Jesus went, but who Jesus is.&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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            <pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 13:36:48 -0500</pubDate>
            
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            <title>Sermon for Easter 6 A 4/27/08</title>
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            <description>Paul's preaching in the Areopagus gives us an example of adjusting our philosophical language to spread the Gospel.  In today's world, we must address the philosophical models of modern science.&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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            <pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 11:59:32 -0500</pubDate>
            
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            <title>Sermon for Easter 5 A 4/20/08</title>
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            <description>&#x201c;In my Father's house there are many dwelling places. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you?&#x201d;&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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            <pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:10:37 -0500</pubDate>
            
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            <title>Sermon for Easter 3 A 4/6/08</title>
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            <description>Since the day of the Resurrection, Jesus has primarily made himself known in the breaking of the bread.&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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            <pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:09:45 -0500</pubDate>
            
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            <title>Sermon for Easter 2 A 3/30/08</title>
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            <description>Thomas wasn't there.....&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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            <pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:08:05 -0500</pubDate>
            
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            <title>Sermon for Easter Sunday 3/23/08</title>
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            <description>C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien looked upon the Christian myth as the historically true one that encompassed all of the others.  Live into the story and allow it's message to form you.&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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            <title>Sermon for Lent 5 A 3/9/08</title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2008 10:05:38 -0500</pubDate>
            
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            <title>Sermon for Lent 4 A 3/2/08</title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2008 16:56:38 -0600</pubDate>
            
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            <pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2008 14:25:49 -0600</pubDate>
            
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            <pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2008 16:13:14 -0600</pubDate>
            
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            <pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2008 15:53:49 -0600</pubDate>
            
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            <title>Sermon for Last Epiphany A 2/03/08</title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2008 15:53:24 -0600</pubDate>
            
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            <pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2008 15:52:44 -0600</pubDate>
            
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