Comes a Time: A Covenant Renewal Message on the Other Side of Easter
There comes a time in all Christians' lives that we must recalibrate and recommit to our walk with the Lord.
Fight Holiday Cynicism with Genuine Faith
Unbelief turns off the color and turns down the sound of life as it was meant to be lived. But, faith in Christ turns on the sound, lights up the soul, and causes mute men to shout for joy!
Am I a Soldier of the Cross?
What does it mean to be a soldier of the cross? Do you have joy due to your position in God's family, or do you have a battle you face daily in your service to God's kingdom?
Preaching the Power of the Cross
The message of the power of the Cross was preached by Paul to a congregation very much embroiled in the practical meaning and effects of power. Power and its irresistible influence were thick in the air at Corinth. Powerplays, if you will, were being instigated in Corinth by divisive parties simultaneously following Paul, Peter, Apollos and one who sought to trump them all, the "Christ party."
Sermon: How to Forgive Your Enemies-and Your Friends
Sermon: How to Forgive Your Enemies-and Your Friends: 5 Scriptural Steps to Total Forgiveness
What God Has Done to Death
"Death be not proud, for thou art not so," wrote John Donne (1572-1631), the great poet and much-quoted pastor of St. Paul's Cathedral. Yet, then as now, even the most memorable words in our language can seem empty and cold. Death seems to terrorize us like a dark specter as it stalks the wounded widow and oppresses the lonely orphan. And lest we face this menace of mankind as if it didn't exist, or as if it had been eradicated from the world, or as if we could stand stoically flint-faced and unmoved by it, we must acknowledge that the Bible does admit its gruesome and inhumane attack on our emotions.
An Election Day Prayer for America in November 2010
As we approach the November 2010 national elections in the United States of America, I have written a prayer for our nation. To do so is to keep in step with our founding forefathers and mothers who treated elections as great moments of spiritual renewal and possibilities.
The Sacred Cycle of Ministry
What does it mean to be His disciple in this world? Before we figure out what it is to be faithful ministers we better know what it is to be faithful Christians! The Book of Mark is a good place to go for both.