Monday, February 22, 2016

At the Trial

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Here is my sermon from Sunday. The text was Luke 22:66-23:25 : In his excellent book, Jesus on Death Row , law professor, and United Metho...
Monday, February 15, 2016

At the Cross

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Here is my sermon from Sunday. The text was Luke 23:26, 32-34,39-56 : Today we begin a new sermon series for the season of Lent, which is ...
Saturday, February 13, 2016

Review: The Given Day by Dennis Lehane

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The Given Day: A Novel by Dennis Lehane (c) 2008 by Dennis Lehane. Harper Collins, 736 pgs 5 out of 5 I love Dennis Lehane's novel...
Friday, February 12, 2016

Review: My Accidental Jihad by Krista Bremmer

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My Accidental Jihad: A Love Story by Krista Bremmer (c) 2014 by Krista Bremmer. Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill. 237 pgs. 3 1/2 out...
Tuesday, February 9, 2016

Getting Close To God

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Here is my sermon from Sunday. The text was Exodus 34:29-35 and Luke 9:28-42 : We start today with a confession.  This week we will celeb...
Friday, February 5, 2016

Review: Living with a Wild God by Barbara Ehrenreich

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Living with a Wild God: A Nonbelievers Search for the Truth About Everything by Barbara Ehrenreich (c) 2014 by Barbara Ehrenreich. Twel...
Monday, February 1, 2016

All You Need Is Love

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Here is my sermon from Sunday.  The text was 1 Corinthians 13:1-13: Perhaps no other subject has been written and sung about more than lov...
Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Spiritual Gifts

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Here is my sermon from Sunday.  The text was 1 Corinthians 12:1-11 : This week, my youngest daughter asked what I was preaching on this we...
Wednesday, January 20, 2016

Why Do Fundamentalists Publish Books On The Bible?

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"The Bible says it, I believe it, that settles it."  That statement is one common amongst fundamentalists in America.  They feel t...
Tuesday, January 19, 2016

Preach the Good News

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Here is my sermon from Sunday.  The text was Luke 4:14-21 : In a speech I saw by Bishop Will Willimon, he recalled the first time he went ...