The Answer is Yes
In exciting things, my congregation is launching a capital campaign. Here’s the sermon I gave to start our work on this project. The scripture is Ezekiel 37. Ezekiel had grown accustomed to being snatched up by God. In fact, Eugene Peterson’s interpretation of...
Life Isn’t Fair
Scripture: Matthew 5: 38 -48 Life isn’t fair. Raise your hands. How many of you have heard that from someone? Or said that to someone? Life isn’t fair. It’s perennial, parental advice. I’ve heard it from my folks. “Well, son, sometimes life isn’t fair.” Before we...
Choosing Life
Scripture: Deuteronomy 30: 15 – 20 Moses knew he was about to die. By this point, he had been leading the Israelites through the wilderness for nearly forty years. They’ve finally made it to the Jordan River and are about to enter the promised land. And all of...
Distractions, distractions.
A little behind on posting this one! Here’s the scripture: Luke 10: 38 – 42. At first glance, this fairly familiar story seems pretty self explanatory. Jesus comes to visit two of his dear friends. After being welcomed into their home, one sister, Mary,...
Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
Scripture: Luke 10: 25-37 (with thanks to Clarence Jordan) This is a heavy story. Well, the story itself isn’t that heavy. I mean, the man lying in the ditch regains his health thanks to the generosity of a Samaritan man–a fellow we call “the Good Samaritan.”...01. WELCOME
