Al Zadig: The Recall Virus

Posted by Kendall Harmon

Read it all, the sermon from last Sunday at Saint Michael's Charleston.

Filed under: * Anglican - EpiscopalEpiscopal Church (TEC)General Convention * Christian Life / Church LifeParish MinistryPreaching / Homiletics* Theology

13 Comments
Posted July 29, 2009 at 7:29 am [Printer Friendly] [Print w/ comments]



1. stabill wrote:

Twisted reporting and hysteria.  Manipulation at its best.

July 29, 9:56 am | [comment link]
2. Jimmy DuPre wrote:

Very true; it would be nice if the world would respond; but also all Law; It will be just as effective as the prophets were in calling Israel back to obedience. A little Grace would have been nice

July 29, 10:09 am | [comment link]
3. CBH wrote:

It seems to me that Grace has been abundant.  I see it everywhere I look.

July 29, 10:47 am | [comment link]
4. mark_08 wrote:

This is terrific. Thanks for posting this. How fortunate that some shepherds are still alert.

July 29, 10:53 am | [comment link]
5. SC blu cat lady wrote:

While a terrific sermon warning people about what is happening in TEC (really redundant here in SC- most people here are already crystal clear about what TEC thinks of orthodox christianity), I really expect more than just today’s politics to be preached from the pulpit.  I hope the next sermon will be more Gospel-oriented.

July 29, 11:06 am | [comment link]
6. Lapinbizarre wrote:

Does Mr Zadig preach in the same staccato, declamatory manner in which he writes?

July 29, 1:30 pm | [comment link]
7. ny_ben wrote:

Some good thoughts, but the gentleman does need a proofreader.  I especially like the part about “tenants of faith.”

July 29, 2:20 pm | [comment link]
8. BillB wrote:

#6 Lapinbizarre—

Drop the ad hominen and talk to the content.  If you can’t then don’t comment at all.

July 29, 2:26 pm | [comment link]
9. Franz wrote:

To #7:
Well, in fairness, this does not look like a text prepared for publication.  It looks like his pulpit notes were just put out there.  That may or may not be a great practice, but I would not expect a cleric’s notes for his sermon to have the same level of polish that a version edited for publication would have.
To #6:  I suspect that the notes reflect his preaching style more than his formal writing style.  I also suspect that, when read aloud, it sounds less staccatto than it reads on the page

When I used to read the lessons at my former parish, I would take the text, and break it apart in a to help me keep track of the phrasing, where the emphasis should go, etc.  It looked nothing like it would look in a normal Bible, but it was much easier to read from the lectern.  I got the idea from Manchester’s biography of Winston Churchill—he apparently did the same sort of thing with his speeches.

July 29, 2:28 pm | [comment link]
10. RomeAnglican wrote:

The great Peter Marshall’s sermons were like this also, but when delivered flowed magnificently.

July 29, 2:51 pm | [comment link]
11. Lapinbizarre wrote:

Easier to follow live:  http://www.stmichaelschurch.net/03/07-19-09/01 recall virus.mp3

July 29, 4:17 pm | [comment link]
12. Lapinbizarre wrote:

The url above has been mutilated in posting.  To access the recording, the final section “recall virus.mp3” must be pasted onto the url.

July 29, 4:47 pm | [comment link]
13. SpringsEternal wrote:

I’d say his preaching is anything but “staccato and declamatory” from the several dozen times I’ve watched him do it.  smile

July 30, 2:46 pm | [comment link]
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