Archive for September 2023

“God’s Mandate for a New Order” The story in the 17th chapter of Matthew is called the Miracle of the Transfiguration. It seems like either you believe it or you don’t and there is no place in between. Rationalists and children of the Enlightenment will say that it makes no sense. It’s just one more…

“All About: Living Diversity” The theme for today is “All About Living Diversity.” I would start by asking you to recall the Protestant Reformation, which began about 500 years ago. That seems long, long ago and far, far away, but as William Faulkner said, “history isn’t dead, it isn’t even history yet.” The Reformation let…

“All About: Thinking Christians” Phil asked me the other day if I would offer some reflections on our mission statement, which says: All About: Thinking Christians, Living Diversity, Seeking Justice. So, I want to thank him for this suggestion. Today the topic is “All About Thinking Christians.” The text for this theme is Romans 12.…

“Blessed in Bad Times” Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. I want to focus on this text today because there is too much mourning and too little comforting in the United States today. And we are still in January. The year is just beginning. National data for 2020 shows that in…

“Jesus Begins His Work” The reading for today is titled, “Jesus begins his work.” He is walking along the shore of Lake Galilee and sees Peter and Andrew throwing their nets into the sea and he calls to them, “Follow me,” Jesus said, “I will teach you how to fish in the ocean of life.”…