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A third advent sermon on Ezra 1:1-4, 3:1-4, 10-13 The Old Testament is full of stories that tell the history of the Israelites. It’s a library of books that were written by different people in different places for different reasons. We have books of law and books of history and books of poetry and …
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Some thoughts on Advent, starting off in 2 Kings 22:1-10, 23:1-3. The books of 1 and 2 Kings tell the stories of Israel’s kings. On a very simple (but honest) level, they’re not that exciting to read. They’re more or less lists which kings were good, which ones were bad, and how long they …
Continue reading “Arms Dealers, High School English Debates, and Scrooge”
A sermon based on the book of Hosea. God tells Hosea that he should go marry a sexually promiscuous woman and have children with her, because that is going to be a good metaphor for Israel being unfaithful to the Lord. And so, Hosea logged into his favourite internet dating website, and updated his profile: …
Based on Deuteronomy 6, 4-9. And I again screen shot my art work, so please do your best. Let’s start with a timeline, and let’s start over here. The world is 13.8 billion years old, plus or minus 0.04%. And that is a really cool number, isn’t it? I mean, how often do we get …
Continue reading “13.8 Billion Years, Mufasa, and Mennonite Migrations”
I preached a sermon while drawing on an iPad. I just took some screen shots after my sermon, so my apologies if the pictures don’t match up 100% with the words. My sermon was based on Genesis 32, the story of Jacob wrestling a stranger in the night. These ancient stories of Israel are just …
Continue reading “Mandrakes, Debbie Downers, and Curveballs”
Based on Proverbs 8 ______________________________________ Have you ever searched the original language and meaning of what your name means? For example, the name Kyle is Gaelic in origin, and it means “fair and handsome.” My parents must have known what known what they were doing when they named me 31 years ago. Ashley’s name means, …
Continue reading “Handsome Kyle, Chambers of Death, and Stubborn Men”
Based on Proverbs 1:1-8, 3:1-8 The book of Proverbs is for gaining wisdom and instruction, for doing what is right and fair, and for giving knowledge and discretion to the young, and the understanding of sayings and riddles. Don’t forget these teachings, my children. Keep them in your heart, and the Lord will surely bless …
Based on Acts 2:42-47, that part of Acts where people got together around bread and wine and shared their stuff and were happy about it. A couple of months ago, I was listening to a podcast, and the host, Pete Holmes, asked the guest, Rob Bell, “Given what we know about how the Bible was …
Continue reading “SOMETHING happened – Podcasts, No WIFI, and Angry Facebook Posts”
Based on Romans 6:1-14. ____________ About eight years ago, a friend gave me Gandhi’s autobiography and said that I should read it. Have you ever seen how thick that book is? And technical? But, read it I did. I slogged through it, sometimes amazed at Gandhi’s life, and other times in shock at the extremities …
Continue reading “Gandhi, the Boston Marathon, and Game of Thrones”
The following is based on Matthew 25:31-46, called the parable of the last judgement, but commonly known as the parable of the sheep and the goats. Weeks ago I saw that I was supposed to preach on the “Parable of the Last Judgement.” And I thought, “Great. I love preaching about judgment.” (I hope you …
Continue reading “Spitting Venom, Ancient Farmers, and Netflix”
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