I’m always on the look out for tools to help me in my pastoral studies, so when I was offered a copy of Accordance’s new Interpretation bundle for review 1 I jumped at the offer. Since I received my review copy last week I’ve had an opportunity to use the materials for two of my…
Tag: Christianity
A Meditation for Christmas
What follows is an edited version of my meditation for Christmas eve worship. As we worship here tonight, we heard the words of Isaiah 1, confirmed by the words of the angels in the Gospel of Luke 2, which show us who our savior is. Jesus is the “prince of peace” Now Biblical “peace” is…
The Power of Love
This power is an edited version of my sermon for November 13, 2016. It’s based on Matthew 5:43-48 Jesus Calls his disciples to be different. This is something Christians will frequently point out, but rarely reflect upon. The truth is, everything Jesus taught, and especially the contents of the Sermon on the mount, reveals a…
In Remembrance of our Savior
Throughout the course of this presidential campaign I have grown more and more distressed at the state of Christian political involvement in the United States. From Evangelicals abandoning their decades long assertion only moral people were acceptable as candidate for office to Progressive Christians willing to spread rumor and innuendo because it supports their vision…
I’m Kinda Over It
The other day I received a “church media catalog” at Central Baptist. This is, essentially, a rebranded theatre catalog with some “church elements” thrown in 1. As I paged though it, I found myself becoming more and more depressed. There were pages and pages of cool tech gadgets, each more expensive and feature-filled than the…
The problem of power
Introduction The following is a sermon based on Luke 1:46-55. I’m aware there are many non-Christian readers of this site, and a sermon is probably not your cup of tea. Given what’s going on in the world, however, I’ll hope you take the time to read today’s post. What we see identified as “Christianity” in…
