We are now deep into the Lenten season, the troubled waters now at the waists, waters troubled enough to submerge some and at times overwhelm others, and remaining faithful knowing that the calming of waters and stilling of waters is to arrive, and has arrived, in the name of Jesus and through the Spirit of … read
My wife and I celebrated an anniversary this week, and so I’ve been thinking about our family and the friends who supported us in those days. I was speaking to one such a friend this week and thinking about a toast she gave at one of our celebrations. She said, then, something like: I know … read
It’s a tiny bit arrogant (don’t you think) to announce via sermon title, “There are only three sins.” I mean—really? Like one knows this kind of thing. This sermon is not in defense of arrogance, although I understand that’s what all the cool kids are doing these days. But the three categories of sin are … read
A faithless and perverse generation. I have been racking my brain for weeks on how to talk about this message because I know that our current generation, too, could easily be described as faithless and perverse. I know we have contributed to becoming a faithless and perverse generation, and that is not the most uplifting … read
Today I’m going to do something I’ve never done before, and probably won’t do again—I’m going to preach from this one great psalm and about 1,000 index cards that over 100 of us wrote our worries and hopes on late last year. New year, new goals, I guess, but let’s start with the psalm, so … read
As you may know, Christmas has passed. Big shock, I know. There are not in fact, 28 days of Advent. This means that we, or at least, I, am looking out onto the next holiday: New Year’s. Personally, I love to celebrate New Year’s. I like to take stock of my life, think about the … read