Monthly Archives: March 2012
Getting Bit by Impatience
Numbers 21:4-9 . . . but the people became impatient on the way. You can’t miss this phrase as you read through the OT text for this Sunday. It just stands out in the passage, more significant–and threatening–than the poisonous serpents. It stands out because it resonates so much with our impatience. It does with […]
How to Be Angry
“Anger Ally” John 2:13-22 Delivered to Church for the Highlands Third Sunday in Lent, March 11, 2012 [Trailer Clip from Anger Management movie] There are some real issues with anger management here. We laugh, but fully realizing that we can identify. We could all use an “anger ally,” couldn’t we? Adam Sandler’s anger ally didn’t […]
To be everywhere at once is to be nowhere forever…
Another great reason to go for a walk today. Live & Learn “There are some good things to be said about walking. Walking takes longer, for example, than any other known form of locomotion except crawling. Thus it stretches time and prolongs life. Life is already too short to waste on speed. I have a […]
Overlooking Jesus’ Anger?
The story of Jesus turning over tables in the Temple is familiar, both inside and outside of the Christian faith. What I have found, however, is that familiarity doesn’t always result in acceptance. We tend to overlook the fact the reality that our Lord and Savior made his own whip (what was he thinking while […]
My Dad the Justinian
Congratulations, Dad.
Haiku Thursday
3 Haiku for the day Rain drops falling down Diluting pollen strata Until tomorrow ——————– A loud clap I hear Bright light following outside Ugly reminders ———————- Focus of this Lent Forty days of wilderness Steps to light and life.
What Issues Should Make Us Angry?
As I write my sermon on Jesus taking a whip after certain people, overturning tables, and causing a ruckus in the Temple, I am wondering what constitutes a cause for righteous indignation? If Jesus provides a model for healthy anger, what should followers of Jesus be angry about today? What tables need overturning? Any ideas?
Jesus Getting Angry
The Gospel text for this Sunday, John 2:13-22, in video: I will explore the issue of anger and how Jesus dealt with it tomorrow and then in my sermon for this Sunday.
Tax Help Needed
Our church became an official IRS VITA(Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) location for this tax year. Doing so was a part of Christian Financial Services ministry, a second phase beyond the ATM service we are providing. The program involves providing volunteer tax preparers who have been approved through testing and certification, a site coordinator, and an […]
Even God Rested
The OT Lesson for this Sunday is: Exodus 20:1-17 What new thoughts can be added to the long history of commentary on the 10 Commandments? Who can one up Keil-Delitzsch? Who can describe Moses better than Cecil B. Demille? I have struggled with preaching this text, although I have done so many times, since it […]
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