Sermon: Thirsty Voices
It always amazes me how, with just a few words, Jesus can flip things on their heads. It was high noon, the hottest time of the day. Jesus, weary from his long...
Tag: Lent
Sermon: Abundant Grace
It all starts in our minds, a little thought, a little idea that flies around inside our minds while we are doing something else. At first, it seems harmless, j...
Not Ashamed of the Gospel
For I am not ashamed of the gospel; it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who has faith, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. For in it the righte...
Lent as Training in Resilience, Practice of Resistance
The Progressive Redneck Preacher has some good tips for his fellow Progressives about approaching Lent. Here is a little sample: This week begins the season of...
Ash Wednesday a Time of Reflection
Ash Wednesday is not just a time to meditate on our mortality or to confess our individual sin and failings, but it is also a time when we should focus on our s...
Shrove Tuesday
The practice on the day before Lent begins is to use up all of the items that will be fasted from during the season of Lent. This day is known as Shrove...
The Entry of the King
There is no doubt in my mind that the consistent message of Jesus was love and doing things for others. There is no doubt in my mind that this message was unco...
Why Palm Branches
The last Sunday of the Season of Lent is called Passion/Palm Sunday. Traditionally the story of the passion of Christ and the events leading up to the crucifix...
The Waiting Cross
Then he took the twelve aside and said to them, “See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything that is written about the Son of Man by the prophets will be ...
You Feed Them
There are many miracle stories in the Scriptures that if we look at them, a little closer may not always be what they seem to be on the surface. The sto...