October 31, 2008
On this Halloween, I thought I would cautiously lead us to the haunted house of the New Testament: the book of Revelation. Some avoid it like kids dodging Old Man Wilson’s place ever since his wife “disappeared,” while others get a thrill out of rushing into its fantastical and grotesque images. Since today is also [...]
October 31, 2008
Revelation 21:1-4
Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a [...]
October 24, 2008
When I told a seasoned minister about our church’s Mission and Mercy Month last year, his only caution to me was that we not let Sunday morning mirror the evening news and simply replay the reel of all the needs in our world. Such an approach would run the risk of flooding the engine, leaving [...]
October 17, 2008
If yesterday’s paper was correct, we need to prepare ourselves for lifestyle changes as our economy continues its tailspin. I am no economist, but when the last three weeks of the stock market charts out like a theme park ride, my guess is that the experts making these claims are right. “Crisis” is not too [...]
October 12, 2008
On Sunday I mentioned that there is a way for our entire church family to be involved in adoption. Obviously there is the call for families to pursue adoption and foster care through agencies like Christian Family Care Agency (do not count yourself out of this category because you aren’t 25 and full of energy; [...]
October 5, 2008
Isaiah 61:1-3 (ESV)
The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me, because the LORD has anointed me to bring good news to the poor; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound; to proclaim the year [...]
October 5, 2008
One of the few advantages of being a pastor for only 3 years is that I don’t feel out of touch with the experience of being a hearer rather than a preacher on Sunday morning. More than that, I can think over sermons I heard from amazing preachers in the Midwest and the South and [...]
