Genesis
This is my dad speaking to his Sunday School class at his 90th birthday party. On this Fathers' Day I am departing from the revised common lectionary reading for this Sunday. Instead, I'm preaching from Genesis 26:18 NIV -- 18 Isaac reopened the wells that had
Genesis
When God changes the names of Abram and Sarai to Abraham and Sarah, we are reminded of the importance of names. Our new name in the family of God is eternally linked to God's plan and purpose for God's creation, just as Abraham and Sarah'
Genesis
In the story of God's promise never to destroy the earth with a flood again, God sets a rainbow in the sky as a reminder that God cares for his creation. The promise God makes -- the Noahic covenant -- is a promise to Noah, his descendants, and
Genesis
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkZ2_nKo7II&w=420&h=315] Here's the sermon I'm preaching tomorrow on the first Sunday in Lent for 2012. This reading is from the revised common lectionary, Year B, Genesis 9:8-17. In conjunction with this
Genesis
This summer I'm preaching a series of sermons titled "The Wisdom of ....." and today's sermon was "The Wisdom of Justice and Mercy." Each of the 8 sermons is based on a text from the revised common lectionary for that day. Here'
Genesis
Seven Cultural Challenges Every Church Faces: Secularism -- Why Don't People Go To Church Anymore? Today I am beginning a new sermon series titled, Seven Cultural Challenges Every Church Faces. During the next two months, we will examine the seven cultural challenges that I believe we must face