Cartoon

I was scanning the web for a suitable easter picture to use on Sunday’s Easter bulletin and came accross this. No, I’m not using it…though I’m tempted

From Weeping to Laughing

I live in a rural town and having a Podcast is perhaps as fanciful thinking as it is for us to think about time travel. I write all my sermons out in manuscript form and don’t intend to post many on here, but Easter is one of those special times. I hope [...]

Hell Took a Body and Discovered God

While composing my Easter message for tomorrow I am humbled in light of the greatest Easter sermon perhaps ever preached. I thought it was worth putting here for anyone who stumbles on this blog to read and be fed by. It is by John Chrysostom (c.349-407) who is the early church’s greatest preacher [...]

Just Doing My Job…

My brother sent me this clip – Watch this reporter get an unexpected, free buzz while on the job. Too funny!
Reporter Gets a Buzz

Resurrection Wonder

The following is my message for tomorrow morning’s sunrise service. It is one I have used before but I felt worth repeating. I need this reminder myself!!
Resurrection Wonder
I remember celebrating Easter as a child and how exciting it was. We had a tradition in our family where each Easter morning [...]

Atonement, Eternity and the Gospel

I was in the midst of a discussion on another blog (Emergent Village) that was about one thing and quickly turned into another thing. Understanding the “another thing,” however, is perhaps the greatest challenge to overcome before the “one thing” can make sense (If you need to go back and reread that sentence, please [...]