It’s entirely conceivable that life’s splendor surrounds us all, and always in its complete fullness, accessible but veiled, beneath the surface, invisible, far away. But there it lies, not … [Read more...]
Demonstrate or Create?
November 9, 2011 By 2 Comments
On Saturday Trish and I were at the GreenMarket in downtown West Palm Beach. There was an "Occupy West Palm Beach" demonstration going on as well. About 20 or so folks were marching and claiming the … [Read more...]
Yom-Kippur
October 5, 2011 By Leave a Comment
This shall be a statute to you forever: In the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, you shall deny yourselves, and shall do no work, neither the citizen nor the alien who resides among you. … [Read more...]
The Easy Part of Romans
September 13, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Sure, a lot of Paul's letter to the Romans is theologically dense, somewhat esoteric, and difficult to understand. Other parts are pretty easy to understand even if difficult to live. One of today's … [Read more...]
“What Does Murder Have to Do With Worship?”
September 13, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Cliff, a member of the church I pastor, asked me this Sunday morning as he was leaving the worship service. I wasn't sure what he was talking about until he pulled out the page from last week's … [Read more...]
Family Values?
September 3, 2011 By Leave a Comment
I just wrapped up preaching through the stories of the families of the patriarchs in Genesis. As I have been attempting to extricate myself from the dysfunction of those families the past few days, I … [Read more...]
Like a Fish in the Water
August 17, 2011 By Leave a Comment
At my church, we have begun sending out a weekly letter to the home bound members of our community. Each letter includes a short article on one of the lectionary passages from the Sunday. This … [Read more...]
By What Are You Helped?
August 10, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts; so I am helped, and my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him. The Lord is the strength of his people; he is the … [Read more...]
The Bible and Social Justice
July 25, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Huffington Post has a very interesting article based on a study done at Baylor University regarding the correlation of The likelihood of Christians saying it is important to actively seek social … [Read more...]
Enough Talk
July 25, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The scripture reading for Thursday from the Daily Revised Common Lectionary weren't really doing a whole lot for me. Then I got to a little verse that I had not read in a while: For the kingdom of … [Read more...]