Sep 18, 2008 | Uncategorized
“For there can be no particularism of hope; hope loses all sense and all force if it does not imply the statement of an ‘all of us’ or an ‘all together’.” -Gabriel Marcel The heresy of individualism: thinking oneself a completely self-sufficient unit and asserting...
Sep 17, 2008 | Uncategorized
I’ve felt compelled to preach lately on a story in the gospels that I’ve always disliked and wished I could delete from the Bible. I’ve called it a toxic text in that it seems to depict Jesus as exclusive, unfair, even mean. Now I’m finding this text extremely...
Sep 14, 2008 | Uncategorized
Hebrews 12:10-12 “… God disciplines us for our good, that we may share in His holiness. No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for...
Aug 31, 2008 | Uncategorized
I thought I had a good awareness of the wickedness and evil that man can carry out against man. I was wrong.I thought I had seen the lowest form of immorality and filth that another human being could stoop to. I was wrong. I thought I had an understanding of the...
Aug 31, 2008 | Uncategorized
I have been thinking alot about the Cross lately and the excessive and immeasurable lessons it holds. That such a violent device could hold so much knowledge, wisdom, life, and more importantly love, it is astounding. As I have been thinking about this grotesque...
Aug 12, 2008 | Uncategorized
Recently I’ve been reading about modern Christian marketing techniques. I’ve been told they suck and aren’t good enough. A bad imitation at best, not enough effort at worst. Apparently people think the church’s communication efforts are a joke. It made me realize how...
