Worthy to Wear White
A Sermon by S. Randall Toms, Ph. D.
Preached on Sunday, November 1, 2009
At St. Paul’s Reformed Episcopal Church, Baton Rouge, LA
Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy (Rev. 3:4).
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Worthy to Wear White – Sermon
Posted in Personal Holiness, Sermons, The Church on November 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Lies We Tell Ourselves
Posted in Personal Holiness, Sermons on October 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Lies We Tell Ourselves
A Sermon
Preached on August 23, 2009
By the Rev. Dr. S. Randall Toms at St. Paul’s Reformed Episcopal Church, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: Two men went up into the temple to pray; the [...]
The Attitude of Humility
Posted in Personal Holiness, Sermons on October 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Attitude of Humility
A Sermon preached on October 4, 2009
by the Rev. Dr. S. Randall Toms
St. Paul’s Reformed Episcopal Church, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
And they could not answer him again to these things. And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; [...]
Longing for the Gold Old Days
Posted in Sermons, Thinking Biblically on October 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Longing for the Gold Old Days
Job 29:2
A Sermon Preached on October 11, 2009by the Rev. Dr. S. Randall Toms
At St. Paul’s Reformed Episcopal Church, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
A few days ago my wife and I were listening to some old songs from the 50s and 60s, and I got the [...]
Baptized into the Army
Posted in Baptism, Sermons on October 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Baptized into the Army
Preached on October 18, 2009
By the Rev. Dr. S. Randall Toms
At St. Paul’s Reformed Episcopal Church, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me. For whosoever will save [...]
Bright Star – Movie Review
Posted in Movie Reviews, New Release, Poetry, Saved by Cinema on October 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Diving into Poetry:
A Review of Bright Star
by S. Randall Toms, Ph. D.
Since my Ph.D. is in English literature, and John Keats is my favorite poet, I have been anxiously awaiting the release of Bright Star, a film about the romance between Keats and Fanny Brawne. Keats, one of the most famous of the Romantic poets, [...]
Surrogates: Movie Review
Posted in Movie Reviews, New Release, Saved by Cinema, Virtual Reality on October 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Living through Our Machines: A Review of Surrogates
By Rev. S. Randall Toms, Ph.D.
Warning: This review contains spoilers.
What if you could always be young, strong, attractive, and have any experience you wish without the possibility of personal injury? Considering our obsession, particularly in the United States, with health and beauty, most people would jump at the [...]
How Deep is His Love
Posted in Sermons, The Love of God / Christ on September 27, 2009 | 1 Comment »
This sermon was preached by Father Randall S. Toms at St. Paul’s Anglican Church in Baton Rouge, LA on September 27, 2009.
How Deep is His Love
a sermon on “Knowing the Unknowable Love of Christ”
Ephesians 3:14-19
“For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, of whom the whole family in [...]
Clashing Idols
Posted in Idols, Sermons on September 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Iconoclasm:
Shattering Our False Images of God
Preached by Rev. S. Randall Toms at St. Paul’s Anglican Church in Baton Rouge, LA on September 20, 2009
II Kings 18:1-4
“Now it came to pass in the third year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, that Hezekiah the son of Ahaz king of Judah began to reign. Twenty and [...]
Inglorious Basterds
Posted in Culture, Movie Reviews, Quentin Tarantino, Saved by Cinema on September 22, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Saved by Cinema:
A Review of Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds
When we watch films or read accounts of the atrocities the Jews suffered at the hands of the Nazis, we are filled with outrage and experience a kind of helplessness, wishing that somehow, someone would have been able to have helped them or prevented the events [...]
