Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9:19-23 One of our favorite vacation spots is in Muddy Pond, Tennessee. Jane and I have rented a cabin “Two’s Company” (picture) there a few times. Muddy Pond is a Mennonite Community. The owners have become dear friends. … [Read more...] about Being Incarnational
Sermons
How NOT To End
Scripture: 1 Samuel 31:1-13Sermon Series: 1 Samuel: God of Reversals - Sermon 32 As a teen, he was a shepherd in a small village. He grew up as the Middle East was in turmoil and breaking free from British colonialism. He was a revolutionary and … [Read more...] about How NOT To End
When life goes up in smoke
Scripture: 1 Samuel 30:1-31Sermon Series: 1 Samuel: God of Reversals – Sermon 31 A Christian writer spent three days on a Barrier Island where those huge logger head turtles (picture) lay their eggs. One night while the tide was out she watched … [Read more...] about When life goes up in smoke
Another fine mess…
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…
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
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