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Preaching from an iPad?
I ran across a Facebook page for preachers interested in preaching with an iPad. I have used mine for preaching off and on in the last couple of years, but doing so less out of frustration with the problems that come up when you swipe the page incorrectly or if the page crashes on you. […]
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 […]
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 […]
He Called Me Satan
“He Called Me Satan” Mark 8:31-38 Delivered to Church for the Highlands 2nd Sunday in Lent, March 4, 2012 itunes podcast here “He called me Satan! Can you believe that!” Those must have been Peter’s first words after hearing Jesus call him Satan. If they weren’t his words, they must have been his initial thoughts. […]
“Take Up Your Cross”
I’m working on my sermon for this Sunday, reading over Mark 8:21-28. It is a section full of memorable and popular phrases, like Get behind me, Satan, and, For those who want to save their life will lose it . . . These continue to find their way into our speech and context. There is […]
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