Down by the riverside I laid my burdens down and I'm travelin' light
Posted in Sermon Notes on Jul 22nd, 2012
Looking for Love Jeremiah 2:1-6, 10-13, 18, 20-25; 3:12, NRSV Reflections All Desire risks disappointment or even agony. All desire can open the door to loneliness and shame. There is no person who can fill all of our emptiness. Even the best marriage or the healthiest friendship fails us at times. When we have been […]
Posted in Sermon Notes on Jul 8th, 2012
No Kingdom without a Cross 1 Corinthians 1:18-31, NRSV Reflections Far too easily we settle for holiness rather than wholeness, conformity rather than authenticity, becoming spiritual rather than deeply human, fulfillment rather than transformation, and a journey toward perfection rather than union with God. Far too often we confuse our own spiritual self-improvement tinkerings with […]
Posted in Sermon Notes on Jul 3rd, 2012
The Earth Shall Be Filled Habakkuk 2:12-14, NRSV Reflections How can the waters cover the sea? They are the sea. It looks as though God intends to flood the universe with himself, as though the universe, the entire cosmos, was designed as a receptacle for his love. We might even suggest, as part of a […]
Traveling Light Relay
Down by the riverside I laid my burdens down and I'm travelin' light