Scripture: 1 Samuel 29:1-11 Sermon Series: 1 Samuel: God of Reversals – Sermon 30 What’s your favorite song about America? Do you get a lump in your throat when you hear The Star Sprangled Banner? Do you love God bless America? Maybe your … [Read more...] about Another fine mess…
Archives for May 2023
The Compounding of Grief
The Witch and the King
Scripture: 1 Samuel 28:3-25Sermon Series: 1 Samuel: God of Reversals – Sermon 29 In a 2017 Slate Magazine article entitled, Why the Witch Is the Pop-Culture Heroine We Need Right Now, Kathryn VanArendonk (picture) wrote: “Over the last … [Read more...] about The Witch and the King
Stop and Smell God’s Creation
Despair
Scripture: 1 Samuel 27:1—28:2Sermon Series: 1 Samuel: God of Reversals - Sermon 28 For 20 years I’ve been a police chaplain. I love serving there. But they don’t call me when it’s good news. Early one Saturday I was called in to minister to a … [Read more...] about Despair