John Claypool

I have alluded before, I think, to an incident in the life of Sir Christopher Wren, the architect who had so much to do with the rebuilding of London after the terrible fire in 1666. The most ambitious of all his projects was St. Paul's Cathedral. It took him thirty-five long years to complete this task, and when it was done, he personally escorted the then reigning monarch, her Majesty Queen Ann. throughout the building and awaited breathlessly her reaction to it. She summed up her feelings in three adjectives: "It is awful, it is amusing, it is artificial." Imagine how you would feel if words like these were used to describe the masterpiece of your life! However, Sir Christopher’s biographer, reports that he heaved a sigh of relief and bowed gratefully before his sovereign. (Read Full Sermon) 

Dreams: A Forgotten Language

Acts 10:1-29

Up until a short time ago, I never gave much serious thought to the subject of dreams. Like most American males, action and rational thought dominated my existence. I even used to say: "Sleep is what you do when you do not have anything else to do." To be sure, I did dream occasionally, but I never paid much attention to this experience or attempted to understand it. And then not long ago a chain of events began that have altered my attitude considerably. (Read Full Sermons)

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