The Divine Crash

One of the things that I find to be absolutely astounding in full-time ministry is how many stupid comments people say to the pastor.  One woman today told me I had a “cushy” job.
Another person said I was only in it for the money and easy hours. One guy asked me “Do you have a [...]

1 Corinthians 13:1-8
We are continuing to look at what else is good news about the gospel?  What does it mean today, tomorrow, and in the future. I took a lot of this from Rob Bell’s book “Love Wins.” and some of it is from Peter Rollins’ book “Insurrection.”
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Dear Jesus, by now the resolutions of last week have failed and we feel like a mess.  Be with us, remind us that it isn’t about what we resolve to do but what you have already done for us.  Give us strength to keep our promises to you and to love you beyond what we [...]

We are well into 2012.  So now what? What will make 2012 different than 2011? How will you achieve your goals this year?

That first moment when something catches.  Where fire is born, where reaction happens and it sparks something bigger.  That is the Christmas story and that is what we strive for in Church. When we worship we say it was meaningful and we use words like “it spoke to me,” or “I felt close to God.” [...]

Today, we started a new sermons series titled “What Else is Good News about the Gospel?” It is a four week sermon series looking at what the gospel means for us, today.  This sermons series is born out of some things I have been reading recently.  Including Love Wins. by Rob Bell and Insurrection by [...]

Dear Jesus, this is the first prayer of the new year.  Be with all of us, guide us, keep us close, and whatever this year holds remind us who holds the whole year in the palm of your hand.  - Amen