10/22/17
Many Christians judge themselves based on how they compare to their neighbors- "Hey, at least I'm better than that dude!" But Jesus insists on a standard that seems impossible. We are to be perfect as God is perfect! How can we even begin to accept such a teaching?
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There have been some terrible trades in history! Boston trading Babe Ruth to the Yankees, The Mets trading Nolan Ryan to the Angels. But what would be the worst trade in history? Jesus tells us it would be anyone who trades his or her life for the whole world. Yet we participate in that exact trade in some form throughout our lives; usually it's because we don't realize the choices we make often pit that which is temporal verse that which is eternal.
Read More10/1/17
What does it take to confront the void, come to terms with the mortal feeling of being "alone in the universe?" Too often we do everything we can to avoid facing up to the isolation; as comedian Louis CK tells us, we are so quick to reach for our cell phones! But without confronting our aloneness we will never experience the joy of oneness we experience through faith.
Read More9/23/17
Why were the Jews of Zechariah's time so resistant to change? Why are we? Scientists,, by observing MRI imaging, say it's the way our brain reacts to threats. If that's a biological fact how is ever possible to change? Is it possible to get others (or ourselves) to lower the defensive walls we put up whenever our way of thinking is challenged? What can we learn from Jesus' life and teaching, that transformed the thinking of so many?
Read More8/20/17
Jonah had a choice to make. Obey God and go against his own desires, or high-tail it to the far ends of the earth. How does Jonah's story relate to the decisions we are confronted with in ur own? That's "the Jonah Option."
Read More8/13/17
Each one of us is called to embark on a hero's journey of challenge and self-discovery. This sermon utilizes Joseph Campbell, Gordon Lightfoot, and Ernest Shackleton to help us come to grips with the stakes involved when Jesus calls us into a life of discipleship.
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