Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26 "When God bids a man, He bids him 'come and die'." And Bonhoeffer did. He came; and he died. He recognized the hold of God over him as a disciple. There really is no other legitimate way to respond to God. We must recognize His hold over us. God's call comes with consequences...

Genesis 6:9-22; 7:24; 8:14-19 The story of Noah is one of the best known of all the Bible stories. Even after the recent tsunami in the Indian Ocean, one little boy was overheard to comment on Noah and God's promise. Here we are in...

2 Corinthians 13:11-14 It's a new season in the Christian year. We call it Trinity Sunday. We enter into the "season of Trinity". It's that season in the life of the church when we turn to the mission of the church. It is fitting then, that we have a Sunday designated to God who gives the church its purpose....

2 Thessalonians 3:6-13 "You didn't come here to walk." The only negative comment I've heard in a dozen marathons came in my first; Los Angeles, 1989. Mile 23 and I was trudging. The voice of "encouragement" came from the curb - I looked to see a large...

Luke 20:27-38 Tony Campolo's sermon, "It's Friday, but Sunday's Coming," captures the essence of so much of life. Life is full of Fridays. Fridays when friends die, when jobs are lost, when parents divorce, when businesses fail, when romances fizzle, when...