We sometimes hear it said that “blood is thicker than water”. What we mean by that is that we consider our family relationship to be the most important relationship in the world. And there is something special about family. Have you ever seen a brother and sister who fight like cats and dogs…
Shaped BY the cross into the shape OF the cross
Sermons from March 2017
You may have heard the story about a kindergarten teacher who was helping one of her students put his boots on. He was having a hard time and even with her helping, the boots still didn’t want to go on. She pulled and tugged, and by the time the second boot was on, she was…
Several months ago, I preached a sermon where I quoted an article from a church bulletin. I thought today might be a good time to read it again. “All are welcome here. But we extend a special welcome to those who are single, married, divorced, gay, filthy rich, dirt poor, yo no habla Ingles. We…
You may be familiar with a little book entitled Children’s Letters to God. It’s a delightful book because it gives us a glimpse into what children think God is like. Here are a few samples: “Dear God, In Sunday School they told us what You do. Who does it when You are on vacation?”…