‘Twas the week before Christmas when all through my head Stirred the thoughts of the Season I’d now come to dread. The lights were all hung on the mantle with care And the tree was adorned with my usual flair. The cookies were nestled all snug in the freezer, All of their favourites ‘cause I Read more
I’ll start this message blurb the way the message ended. What’s the nicest thing you could ever imagine someone doing to you? Seriously, give that question a moment to sink in. Now, go and bless someone else in the same way without sharing your good deed with others. Sometimes we miss the simple things in Read more
I chose to speak on John’s gospel because it’s such a direct account of Jesus’ life . . . at least after you get through the prologue! John 1:1-18 is a highly stylized, almost poetic introduction to his Gospel. It presents Jesus not just as a baby in a manger, but as the co-creator of Read more
After a lot of thinking and praying, I’ve decided to launch a big project this fall: we’re going to read through the entire Gospel of John together as a church. Over the years, we’ve spent time in Ecclesiastes and Colossians, discussed Spiritual Gifts and Virtues, and examined the Life of Elijah, to name a few Read more
I love sunsets. A few years ago, while vacationing near Orlando, my husband drove me three hours to a little beach bistro in Boca Grande. He had been there earlier on a golf trip and wanted to show me the sunset. I watched translucent hues of violet blend with the fading blue of the western Read more
Normally on Palm Sunday your pastor would speak on . . . well, Palm Sunday. I decided to change things since we’ve spent the last five weeks looking at parables Jesus told after his initial arrival in Jerusalem. So, for this year’s Palm Sunday we looked at the Garden of Gesthemane. My goal was not Read more
Everyone likes a story with a good twist. M. Night Shyalaman is the master of this sort of story telling. If you’ve ever watched “Sixth Sense” or “The Village”, you know exactly what I mean. This third parable (in a row) that Jesus told to the Jewish leaders is a story with a twist. Just Read more
What does Jesus do after insulting the religious leaders with a parable about disobedient children? He follows it up with parable about disobedient vineyard tenants. This time, the religious leaders finally realized that Jesus was implicating them (it took them long enough). This parable is masterful. Jesus used an old parable about a vineyard (Isaiah Read more
We’ve reached the climax of the servant songs. The fourth poem is the longest and most detailed of the songs. As you read it, consider that it was written half a millennium before Jesus was born. God is amazing. The fourth song is found in Isaiah 52:13-53:12. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] The Read more
Advent is a season of waiting—of anticipation. The four Sundays that lead up to Christmas are a time for us to examine our lives and to expect the incarnation of our Lord. This Advent season we’re going to look at the Servant Songs of Isaiah. They were written by a people who where also in Read more
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