Is 34 young or old?, Random Molecules, & Buddy the Elf

A short First Advent sermon, based on Isaiah 64:1-9 We start Advent in the depths of Isaiah with a poem begging God to come down and shake the mountains.  That God would enter our world like brushfire to make God’s name known among the nations.  That God would come and save us. Throughout Scripture, we …

Graduate Class: Humble Pie, The 1980s Are Calling, & the Dark Side

First of all, before we even start today’s sermon, I need to apologize.  Last week I preached about James Fowler’s Stages of Faith.  I told you that Fowler taught at Harvard. On Monday morning, I received a very kind and gracious and gentle email, that pointed out to me that James Fowler never taught at …

How to Train Your Dragon, Sabre-Tooth Tigers, and (Irrelevant?) Preaching Professors

Abraham almost sacrificing his son… What a great Fall Fellowship story!  Right? We here at Grace are doing a 4 year plan to cover most of the Bible’s major stories, and we are currently in year 3.  Hence why we get stories of child sacrifice on the day that we give Bible’s to 3 year …

Stupendous Soup’s On Volunteers, Teenager Lovers, and Missing Bible Verses

Last week, I popped in for coffee break on Tuesday afternoon with the stupendous Soup’s On volunteers, and I asked them a question. “When you’re at church on a Sunday morning, do you like the sermons to be challenging or comforting?” The week before I had preached about climate change and how some scientists say …

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