The early Jewish Rabbis had a method where a couple of verses or passages from seemingly disconnected placed would be brought together and examined. It would sometimes go in surprising directions. This weeks sermon felt a little like such a midrash. Being primarily a lectionary preacher, one of the goals each week is . . . → Read More: Sermon – Beginnings – Pre-Congregational Meeting Service
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Reading: Isaiah 3 Reading the OT can be very tricky, and this passage might be one of the trickiest of all. In the OT Isreal – the nation and the church – were the same thing. The people of Israel represented by the monarchy and the priests were the people of God. After Jesus, . . . → Read More: Society, the Church and Exile It is a very busy week, so I am cheating. For the congregation I prepared an Advent devotional book: The daily devotions, probably for this week will come from that printed source. Those who have the printed source, sorry for the duplication. Genesis 49:10 – The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor . . . → Read More: Wednesday – Advent Devotion Short week + tough reading + midweek preps = sermon that sounds like a lecture. The idea still swirls in my head. I think it also still swirls in the culture. We are all faintly aware that things are not as they seem. Whether that is the sci-fi’ish stuff, or the game of shadows . . . → Read More: Sermon – Matrix Entry – Mark 11:1-10 Thanksgiving was always my favorite holiday. It usually meant that serious deadline harvest work was done – so Dad might actually be around. It also was just a simple holiday – a turkey, lots of food, some family, some cards and a football game. I guess it felt like a national day to . . . → Read More: Thanksgiving Sermon – Luke 17:11-19 – Distance |
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