Do you ever feel like someone starts talking with you but they start in the middle of a conversation? Take today’s passage from the beginning of Romans 12. In that first verse Paul uses the word “therefore” which makes it seem like we’ve missed something. So let me sum up the first eleven chapters of … read
Last week, if you were in worship, you might have noticed that our esteemed clerk of session, Jan Poujade, came up during the prelude to tell me something. I’d like to share with you a story about what had happened. Before worship began, a few of our folks noticed a young man in the front … read
This is a sermon about the nature of God and the nature of discipleship. You might have to listen closely. Jesus is having a day, that’s for sure. His disciples have just told him about the death of his cousin John, which means the disciples are having a day, too. They were the ones who … read
It might be a hazard of the modern mind to think that we of the 20th and 21st centuries are so much smarter than those who lived a few hundred or a few thousand years ago. Certainly, we know more in terms of science and technology. But we didn’t invent languages or alphabets; we didn’t … read
When is the last time you were in awe of the heavens opening up and angels ascending and descending in front of you? This past June, the science community was abuzz with an incredible discovery: Evidence of a low-pitch hum of gravitational waves vibrating throughout the entire universe. Anyone here heard about this? It confirmed … read
I’m grateful to be here. It has been a special blessing to continue to get to know you all and Westminster through my interview process and now as a newly minted member of the staff. There was a welcoming initiation ceremony last week with balloons and cinnamon rolls, and I must’ve passed, because here I … read