Ash Wednesday
Dust and Grace: The Journey of Ash Wednesday
Ash Wednesday isn't just a religious ritual, it is a call to awareness instead of self-deception; to life in the face of death; and, to transformation in and through Jesus Christ.
Advent
Radical Reordering: Preparing the Way for Christ
We're approaching the third Sunday of Advent and today we encounter two unusual "preachers" -- one on the roads of rural Georgia, and one in the Judean wilderness near the Jordan River. Both have something to teach us in their unorthodox ways. Luke 3:7-18 (NIV)
Ascension
Ascension Sunday Sermon: Changed Hearts and Changed Lives
I'm preaching this sermon tomorrow on Ascension Sunday. Unless we understand the Ascension of Christ, we cannot understand the Great Commission. Changed Hearts, Changed Lives Luke 24:44-53 44 Jesus said to them, “These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you—
Culture
Why Rush Limbaugh's Apology Fails
Rush Limbaugh continues to hemorrhage sponsors and at least two radio stations as the controversy over his personal attack on Sandra Fluke continues. Whether you like Rush Limbaugh or not -- and frankly I don’t – this is an interesting case study in offense and apology. When Limbaugh’s apology
Culture
For Tiger Woods
"We have become so accustomed to thinking of repentance as an unpleasant, though necessary and obligatory rejection of the sin we 'enjoy,' that we have tended to lose sight of repentance as a fundamentally joyous, restorative return to life in its fullness." -- from Soul Mending:
Sermons
Sermon for Sunday, Nov 4, 2007
I just posted When Jesus Invites Himself To Your House for Dinner, my sermon for this Sunday, November4, 2007. It's taken from the lectionary gospel reading, Luke 19:1-10, the story of Zacchaeus. It's a great story, and I learned something about sycamore trees I didn&