If I were to ask you to close your eyes and name ten things you just saw, would you be able to do it? Probably yes—either because this is such a visually stimulating place or because you’ve been here often enough that you could remember what is visible in the front of the sanctuary. If … read
Today we are going to wade into those tricky waters of super-well-known Bible verses and how they might mean something different than is thought. When something is written down in Greek two thousand years ago from an oral tradition, and no original documents exist; when people have to guess what was once written where there’s … read
There’s an upside and a downside to snow days for this preacher. The upside is—yea! Stay at home in comfy clothes, bake something, cancel some meetings, sleep in. The downside—as a personal thing—is that a closed office does not mean there won’t be some kind of worship on Sunday that necessitates writing a sermon. So … read
A few years ago, because of circumstances we did not welcome, Gregg and I replaced all the plumbing in our house. Gone were the 90-year-old galvanized pipes with heaven knows how much gunk in them. Now we have some sort of plastic, I think, thing. The water pressure is better, and we have no leaks … read
Beth asked me if I would like to preach this Sunday, as 2023 marks my twentieth year at Westminster as your associate pastor. Since I have about ten minutes allotted to preach, and twenty years to cover, that gives me about 30 seconds per year. When I first came to Westminster, my sons were ages … read
There’s a term in cooking called mise en place, a French phrase that basically means “everything in its place.” When you’re cooking something, especially something like a complicated recipe that you’ve never made, before you turn on a burner or preheat the oven, you make sure all your ingredients are out and chopped or whatever, … read