The Divine Crash

On Good Friday instead of doing something emergent/post-modern or experiential we went with a normal service with a normal sermon… Not sure if something different would have been better but at least the sermon recorded.  You can listen to it after the jump or on iTunes.   I did deviate from these notes a few times so [...]

Dear Jesus, how foolish Elijah must have been.  To believe you would answer his demands for action.  How foolish to risk his very life to proclaim that you rule the universe as the one true God.  How arrogant he must have been to pour water on the sacrifice and to mock the 450 prophets of [...]

This is the last sermon in our series on Forgiveness. It is Also the Easter service. Feel free to listen to the audio at the end of the sermon notes, or on iTunes.
Scripture: John 21:1-14

In the last few weeks I have had about six conversations regarding whether or not I would ever kick someone out of church, deny them communion, or refuse to do their wedding/funeral.  I don’t know why this keeps coming up and the people who bring it up seem to be across the spectrum of [...]

It is with joy and sorrow that I announce my official move to Harrisville UMC on July 1.  We will be packing up all our boxes and moving north.  Please pray for Eldersville UMC as they grieve for a new pastor and pray for my family as we move and pray for Harrisville UMC [...]

Today was a tough topic for a sermon, how do we discuss Penance as part of the process for forgiveness from a Protestant perspective. I am not sure if I did a good job of it but it was still a good sermon.  You can listen to it at the bottom of my notes or [...]

About eight months ago we started trying to potty train my son.  It didn’t go well, he would see the child’s potty and just scream.  Now we have him in pull-ups and he will sit on the potty but nothing happens.  This is a huge headache for us and sometimes it is just easier [...]

For some reason my son has been waking up at about 6am.  This isn’t bad, as long as he stays in his room.  However, he has some radar that knows if I move.  It doesn’t matter how quiet I try to be.  If I move he runs into the room and jumps on the bed. [...]