Last week I was studying 2 Timothy 1:1-5, preparing a sermon on intergenerational faith, parents passing their faith on to their children, and the church handing the faith off to the next generation. Paul writes, "I thank God whom I serve, as did my ancestors, with a clear conscience, as I remember you constantly in … Continue reading Single Parents (Cutting Room Floor)
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Cutting Room Floor: Christ will build his church
Last Sunday, I had the chance to preach from the story of Gideon (Judges 6-8). I focused not so much on Gideon, but on God as the main actor in the story. God overflows in grace towards a persistently rebellious Israel. God raises up a deliverer. God rescues his people, and does so in such … Continue reading Cutting Room Floor: Christ will build his church
Cutting Room Floor: That’s just the way things are done.
On Sunday, I preached on James 3:13-18, contrasting true, godly wisdom with wisdom that is earthly, unspiritual, and demonic. I had a section that came from my personal devotional reading that I cut for time. False wisdom, or worldly wisdom, often has a veneer of genuineness to it because it gets results. But it doesn't … Continue reading Cutting Room Floor: That’s just the way things are done.
The Imperial Cult of Rome, and America
My dad had eclectic music tastes, ranging from Country Western (ie. Marty Robbins) to oldies (i.e Beach Boys) to oddities (i.e. we listened to Bette Midler's 'The Rose' on repeat one year driving from Florida to NY). And then there were the church songs, the Christian songs. A song I remember from my childhood had … Continue reading The Imperial Cult of Rome, and America
Spiritual Dump Truck
On Sunday, I preached from the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur). There's lots of details and lots of theology there, so I had to cut out a discussion of an odd Hebrew word. In Leviticus 16, a word appears 4x, and it is the only time the word appears anywhere in Scripture. The word azazel … Continue reading Spiritual Dump Truck
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