Recent Jesus

• The Mind of Christ

  Have the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus,
  Who, being in nature (the form of) God,
  did not consider equality with God
  as something to be held fast (exploited, grasped)
  but emptied himself,
  taking on the nature (form) of a slave,
  being born in human likeness.
  And being found in human form,
  he abased (humbled) himself
  and became obedient to [...]

  May 12th, 2008

• The Forgiveness of Sin

  The iMonk  (Michael Spencer) has an interesting article on “unconfessed sin,” in which he encourages his readers to download a podcast and reflect upon what they hear.  He writes:
  The August 19th edition of the White Horse Inn contains a large segment of interviews asking people at a Christian conference what happens to a person if they [...]

  August 21st, 2007

• Posters, Postcards

  I ran into this motivational poster generator while perusing the blog Emerging Grace.  While many people are using this tool to make-up sarcastic posters/cards, I decided it would be fun to use it to make some interesting cards from pictures I have taken.  Here are the three I have made so far.
  The first features a dandelion [...]

  August 10th, 2007

• The Lord of Silence - A Sermon for Pentecost 4, Proper 7C, Ordinary 12C

  My sermon for Sunday, June 24, 2007  was based on the following scriptures:  1 Kings 19:1-18, Psalms 42, Isaiah 65:1-9, Galatians 3:23-29, and Luke 8:26-39.  These can be read in full by clicking here.
  My thanks to my colleagues on Preaching the Revised Common Lectionary E-mail Discussion List: Jim McCrea, Beth Johnston, and especially Frank Fisher (to whom I [...]

  June 28th, 2007

• 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 Sermon I Did Preach: Walking the Road of Disappointment

  Below is the sermon I actually did preach at two of our three worship services this morning.  It too is based on the Emmaus Road story in Luke.  Of course, since what I actually said at the time was pretty much ad-libbed, what follows is a fleshed-out version of the message.  I hope it is of [...]

  April 15th, 2007

• The Sermon I Was Going to Preach - Walking the Road of Disappointment

  Below is the sermon I was going to preach at our three worship services this morning.  It is based on the Emmaus Road story in Luke.  I did preach this at 8:15 am, but when it came time for the sermon at the other two services, I went off script in the middle.  I will [...]

  April 15th, 2007

• It Would Be Funny, If It Weren’t True

  Dave, over at nakedpastor, usually posts a daily cartoon that almost always makes me smile or laugh.  Today’s was especially noteworthy in my opinion. 

  Hope you don’t mind my posting this Dave . . .
  Source: Jaunt with Jesus #2 Originally published on Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:58:17 GMT by nakedpastor

  Technorati tags: cartoon, funny, humour, jesus, ministry, nakedpastor

  April 10th, 2007

• Dying So That We MIght Live: An Easter Sermon

  Here is my sermon for Easter 2007. Special thanks to Dying Church for all the resources I “borrowed.”
  While preaching a minister asked his church, “Who wants to go to heaven?”Everyone held up their hands except one young boy.“Son, don’t you want to go to heaven when you die?”“Yes sir, when I die, but I thought [...]

  April 8th, 2007

• A Recycled and Expanded Post: Dying to Live

  I first posted this in April 2005.  It is time to resurrect it as I prepare myself for Easter and my message for the day, which I am tentatively calling:  Dying so that We Might Live.   The original post consisted of the following quotes from Robert Capon, all of which are about the need for us to die to ourselves. I [...]

  April 4th, 2007