Orphan No More – The Baptism of Sophie and Eli

Below is the sermon I preached for Sophie and Eli’s baptism service on Sunday, Sept. 28th, 2008.   This was by far the most difficult sermon I have ever had to preach.  I haven’t listened to the recorded version yet (and not sure I will!) but I believe I broke down a number of times.  There [...]

Suprised by Hope, 15: Reshaping the Church for Mission(2)

Surprised by Hope, Chapter 15
Reshaping the Church for Mission (2)
What this chapter is about: In this final chapter Wright asks the question we all want to know: How can we live as wide-awake Easter people? There is no one definitive answer, of course, but here we will find a sort of road map with helpful [...]

Surprised by Hope, 14: Reshaping the Church for Mission (1)

Surprised by Hope: Chapter 14
Reshaping the Church for Mission (1): Biblical Roots
What this chapter is about: In these last two chapters Wright seeks to ground the mission of the church in resurrection hope.   This week we will look at the biblical grounding for this hope-shaped mission in the Gospels and Acts as well as Paul’s [...]

Surprised by Hope, 13: Building for the Kingdom

Surprised by Hope
Chapter 13: Building for the Kingdom
What this chapter is about: If we are to take 1 Cor. 15:58 seriously and understand that what we do today in the name of the Lord is not in vain and that we are, as Paul says, “co-laborers” with God to bring about God’s Kingdom on earth [...]

The Gender Card

I have to hand it to the Daily Show research team – they are relentless and don’t miss a beat.  This video highlights just how political politics really is while everyone tries to dress it up with something else.   Oh, and anytime Bill O’Rielly steps in it you can’t help but laugh.
Hmmm. I am having [...]