The Far Side of the World

Today, I take my text from page 24 of the United States of America Passport which I hold in my hand. On that page there is a visa stamp, dated May 12, 2003, Republic of Chile. May 12th was a Monday. Two days earlier, my own daughter had walked down the aisle in Alumni Gym to receive her Georgeto

The Point of Preaching

Bill Cosby has created much laughter with his show "Kids Say the Darndest Things." The program is built around the funny responses that children often make in conversation with him. Their candidness, simplicity, bluntness, honesty, and mostly their childlike naiveté make the show most amusi

Do You Need a Physician?

Real faith is not about masks. Real faith is about steadfast love that cuts to the heart, that transforms the life. In this sermon on faith, the Great Physician is offering a cure for hypocrisy- a radical cure. The procedure, in many ways, is simple. It's painful, its scary, it's life-threatening - but it's simple. When Jesus talks about transformation and change He is saying you can no longer wear a mask.

A Faith too Big for Works

The message of James is a sober wake-up call. The words of the text go so far as to say that one does not even have a living faith if there are not works to accompany that faith. Faith without works is not even ill, it is dead! This sermon reminds us that faith and works were meant to be the closest of friends and encourages us not to let our personal faith make us aloof to the needs around us.