Down by the riverside I laid my burdens down and I'm travelin' light
Posted in Sermon Notes on Mar 16th, 2011
Lenten Sermon Series: What So Good about Good Friday? The Second Word: You Will be With Me Luke 23:32-43, NRSV Reflections Whoever heard of a suffering God? The idea is plain daft. God is up in heaven, and there he will stay. But wouldn’t it be wonderful if it were true? If God came to […]
Posted in Sermon Notes on Mar 16th, 2011
Lenten Sermon Series: What So Good about Good Friday? The First Word: Father Forgive Them Luke 23:32-34, NRSV Reflections Instead of genuine forgiveness, our generation has been taught the vague notion of “tolerance.” This is, at best, a low-grade parody of forgiveness. At worst, it’s a way of sweeping the real issues in human life […]
Posted in Sermon Notes on Mar 8th, 2011
The Nature of Faith 1 Peter 1:3-9; Hebrews 11:1,6, NRSV Reflections Understanding is the reward of faith. Therefore seek not to understand that you may believe, but believe that you may understand.— St. Augustine (354-430) inPatches of Godlight The Nature of Faith Faith involves thinking Life is unstable, cannot use bible in a superstitious way […]
Traveling Light Relay
Down by the riverside I laid my burdens down and I'm travelin' light