Recent Bible

• My Credo - a Work in Progress

  About once of twice a year, I sit down and re-examine a small statement of faith that I began writing many years ago.  This credo is by no means an exhaustive theological treatise.  It merely sets down a few of my more deeply held beliefs:  beliefs, that over time, have changed and hopefully matured. With each examination, [...]

  May 13th, 2007

• The Problems and Promise of Healing - an Excerpt

  Well, it ain’t much really, but here is my meditation on healing for today.  Hopefully my words will be buttressed by the liturgy of healing that will follow my message, and which is the heart of the worship service for today anyway.
  The texts for the sermon can be found in this post.
  Today I want to [...]

  May 13th, 2007

• Help Needed - Pleeaasse Someone Help

  The last couple of weeks I have had a really hard time writing my Sunday sermon.  The texts have not been all that inspiring (yes, I do know that they were inspired by God, but that really hasn’t helped me much in dealing with them), and I have struggled to come up with a preaching [...]

  May 10th, 2007

• A Foretaste of What Love Can and Will Do

  This is my sermon for tomorrow - Thanks to everyone I stole from. I think I have given everyone credit for what I have taken. I’ve been waiting for a sermon in which I could use the Fred Craddock story about soup for some time, and this sermon feels about right for it.  Special thanks [...]

  May 5th, 2007

• Reflections on the Lectionary: John 13:31-35

  As soon as [Judas] had left, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man is glorified, and God is glorified in him. And if God is glorified in him, God will also glorify him in himself and will glorify him at once.”
  “Little children, I am with for but a little while longer. You will seek for [...]

  May 1st, 2007

• The Sermon on the Mount for Americans

  This is the best piece of satire I have ever read using the Sermon on the Mount. Written by James L. Evans, a syndicated columnist, who also serves as pastor of Auburn First Baptist Church in Auburn, Alabama, this parody perfectly captures the American mindset. The first three paragraphs are found below. [...]

  April 2nd, 2007

• I Know My Bible . . . Duh!

  You know the Bible 100%!

   

  Wow! You are awesome! You are a true Biblical scholar, not just a hearer but a personal reader! The books, the characters, the events, the verses - you know it all! You are fantastic!
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  All I can say about this quiz is that it was too easy.  [...]

  February 4th, 2007

• Reflectionary on and My Paraphrase of Luke 4:14-21

  Luke 4:14-21(My Paraphrase)
  Filled with the power of the Spirit, Jesus returned to Galilee, and rumors about him spread throughout the surrounding countryside. He then taught in their synagogues and was esteemed by all.
  Then he went to Nazareth, where he had been raised, and on the Sabbath day he went to the synagogue, as was his [...]

  January 18th, 2007

• Preaching and Worship Resources for Epiphany

  The scriptures for Epiphany are listed below.  To read them in the NRSV, just click the links.

  Isaiah 60:1-6

  Psalm 72:1-7, 10-14

  Ephesians 3:1-12

  Matthew 2:1-12
  I have also collected a number of resources by combing the web.  They can be found in my Google Notebook entitled Epiphany.  The reason for collecting them here is that I am easily able [...]

  January 3rd, 2007

• Backtalking Jesus - A New Year’s Sermon

  This sermon from three years ago uses the same quote from Erma Bombeck as this sermon, but the rest of the message is substantially different, especially the beginning which deals with Jesus staying behind in Jerusalem at the temple.

  December 29th, 2006