Sermons by members of the ETSS & LSPS Community

2006-07 Academic Year

Note – Click on person’s name to see audio & video or audio only of the sermon. The link under the sermon’s title leads to the text version of the sermon.

ETSS & LSPS Faculty and Staff

The Rev. Kathleen Russell, Assistant Professor of Contextual Theology for Ministry, on "The Confession of St. Peter" --

The Rev. Douglas Travis, Dean-elect, on Accepting an Invitation --

The Rev. Dr. Alan Gregory, Associate Academic Dean and Professor of Church History, on Ice --

The Rev. Charles James Cook, Professor of Pastoral Theology, on Weeds -- The Peace of God --

Dr. Steven Bishop, Lecturer in Old Testament, on The Kingdom is Near -- A Deep and Dazzling Darkness --

The Rev. Dr. Cynthia Briggs Kittredge, Associate Professor of New Testament, on the Living and Active Word of God -- The Color of the Water -- Keep Finding and Using Your Voice (sermon at the Rev. Catherine Tyndall Boyd's ordination to the priesthood) --

The Rev. Dr. Wayne Menking, Director of the LSPS Program on Addiction to Achievement -- Wrath and Judgment --

Dr. Anthony Baker, Assistant Professor of Theology, on "On Christian Poverty" --

The Rev. Dr. Ray Pickett, LSPS Associate Professor of New Testament, on The Brother of Jesus --

The Very Rev. Dr. Philip Turner, Interim Dean, Audio Only -- No Video

The Rev. Dr. Javier Alanís, Associate Professor of Theology, Culture and Mission at LSPS, on A Call to Freedom --

Note – Click on person’s name to see audio & video or audio only of the sermon. The link under the sermon’s title leads to the text version of the sermon.

Class of 2007 Senior Sermons

Jennie Anderson, from the Diocese of Massachusetts, on "Scatter Joy"

Margaret Ayers, from the Diocese of Montana, on "Chain of Love"

James Thomas, from the Church of Christ, Austin, on "Where is God?"

Susanne Methven, from the Diocese of Nevada, on "No Plastic Jesus"

Jody Harrison, from the Diocese of Texas, on Face to Face

Joe Behen, from the Diocese of West Missouri, on "Making God present in our world"

Philip Shaw, from the Diocese of Arizona, on "Parental Paradox"

Bonnie Edwards, from the Diocese of Texas, on "You Don't Know What You Are Asking"

Phillip Hefner, from the Southwest Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church, on "Going Beyond Our Comfort Zone"

Greg Garrett, from the Diocese of Texas, on "The Road to Nineveh"

Bill Kindel, from the Diocese of Colorado, on "From Satan to God's Grace"

Scott Jones, from the Diocese of Southeast Florida, on "The Church's Valentine"

De Freeman, from the Diocese of Central Gulf Coast, on "To Be Servants of One Another"

Zane Wilemon, from the Diocese of Kansas, on

Rohani Weger, from the Diocese of Southeast Florida, on "Whose Image and Inscription is on this Coin?"

Mary Lou Mannschreck, from the Diocese of Oklahoma, on The New Jerusalem

Brad Highum, LSPS from the Synod of Southwest Texas, on Fruitfulness

Cynthia Howard, from the Diocese of West Missouri, on The Kingdom of God

Donald Smith, from the Diocese of West Tennessee, on Walls and Opting Out

Mark Eddy, from the Diocese of Olympia, on A Flash of Lightning

Kevin LJ Schubert, from the Diocese of Texas, on "The Interruption of Surprise"

Lisa Stolley Miller, from the Diocese of Texas, on Take Off Your Shoes

Janet Gilmore, from the Diocese of Texas, on The Living Stones of God

Winifred L. Mitchell, from the Diocese of Minnesota, on Proclaiming a Way to Salvation

Carissa Baldwin, from the Diocese of Texas, on Becoming Light and Spirit

Note – Click on person’s name to see audio & video or audio only of the sermon. The link under the sermon’s title leads to the text version of the sermon.

Members of the wider seminary community

Dr. Amy-Jill Levine, Professor of New Testament Studies at Vanderbilt University Divinity School, on "Jesus and Judaism" -- the 2007 Harvey Lecture on April 12, 2007 -- Chapel Talk prior to Harvey Lecture

The Rev. Dr. Joe Samuel Ratliff, Pastor of Brentwood Baptist Church in Houston, preaching on February 22 in Christ Chapel during African-American Heritage Month at ETSS. Audio Only.

The Rev. Dr. Theodore Wardlaw, Dean of the Austin Presybterian Seminary, on "At the End, A King"

The Rev. Kathryn Ryan, Class of 1992, ETSS trustee and rector of Ascension Church, Dallas, Texas, on Get Beyond Our Fears

The Rt. Rev. Sylvester Romero, acting bishop of the Diocese of El Camino Real, Audio Only -- No Video

The Rev. Dr. Michael Battle, Associate Academic Dean and Theology Professor, Virginia Seminary, 2006 Blandy Sermon, Audio Only -- No Video.

Sermon Archives

2005-06 Academic Year

2004-05 Academic Year

2002-03 Academic Year

Recent Lectures at ETSS

Dr. Amy-Jill Levine, Professor of New Testament Studies at Vanderbilt University Divinity School, on "Jesus and Judaism" -- the 2007 Harvey Lecture on April 12, 2007 -- Chapel Talk prior to Harvey Lecture

The Rev. Dr. Michael Battle, 2006 Blandy Lectures Sermon, Associate Academic Dean and Theology Professor, Virginia Seminary, Audio Only -- No Video

"Changes," the 2006 Harvey Lecture Sermon by the Rev. Dr. Marjorie Procter-Smith, 2006 Harvey Lecturer and LeVan Professor of Preaching and Worship at the Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University

Freedom, Jesus and the American Way -- talk by Anthony Baker at UT Episcopal Center 9.28.05

2004 Blandy Lectures by the Rev. Mark Hanson, ELCA Presiding Bishop

2003 Harvey Lectures by the Rev. Eric H.F. Law -- First Lecture -- Second Lecture

2002 Blandy Lectures (PDF format) by the Rev. Dr. Sam Portaro, Episcopal Chaplain to the University of Chicago.

• Lectures: "We Can't Get There From Here: Challenging the Usual Assumptions of the Problems AND the Solutions" and "Back to the Future -- Finding the Way and Formation in The Way."

• Sermon during September 25 Eucharist