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Every year during Advent, as we wait in anticipation of God entering our world as a child, as we live the hope that God is going to come and set the world right, we encounter this guy. John the Baptist. We follow a prescribed set of Bible verses for Advent, verses that are used by …
Continue reading “24/7 News Channels, Zombies, and Small-g “grace””
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 …
Continue reading “Is 34 young or old?, Random Molecules, & Buddy the Elf”
Diagrams, Charts, Ideas, and Prayers that help me try to follow Jesus with integrity (I hope) without checking my brain at the door If you’re interested in learning more about what influenced my past three sermons, here’s a list of what has shaped me. All the books are available either in my office or the …
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 …
Continue reading “Graduate Class: Humble Pie, The 1980s Are Calling, & the Dark Side”
As you can see in, this morning is the second part in a three part series, in which I am going to share and draw a whole bunch of ideas and thoughts and diagrams and prayers that I have found helpful in trying to follow Jesus. And it might not all wrap up nice and …
Continue reading “Nuclear Weapons Facilities, Harvard University, and Grandma’s Love”
Diagrams, charts, ideas, and prayers that help me follow Jesus with some integrity (I hope) without checking my brain at the door – A 3 part series. Part 1: Franciscans, Methodists, and Mennonites, Oh My! As you can see in, this morning is the first in a 3 part series, in which I am going …
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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 …
On my vacation, I spent 3 weeks not on Facebook or Twitter, and it was glorious. Just great. I chose to read the Harry Potter books, so my mind has been filled Quidditch and Hogwarts and teenagers yelling “Stupefy” more than any other news source. Which has also been simply delightful. But as I was …
A sermon based on Galatians 1:13-17, 2:11-21. Think about the best handwritten letter you’ve ever received. Well, that may be tough, because many of us don’t even know the last time we received a handwritten letter, but try… Or at least imagine one. I think about all the letters Ash and I mailed to each …
Continue reading “Grandma’s Cookies, Ice Cream, and Pirates”
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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