Dear Hillary, I know you’ve got this. You’ve been in public service your entire adult life. You know policy. You actually know the world leaders and have been to most of the countries that might come up in questions tonight. You’ve served in the Senate. You’ve been Secretary of State. You’ve worked on the ground…
A sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian Church September 25, 2016 Selected verses from Genesis 38 and 50 Joseph is Jacob’s second youngest son, and the first-born son of Jacob’s favorite wife, making him Jacob’s favorite son. Joseph is also a dreamer. And his dreams get him in trouble, because he dreams that his older brothers…
I haven’t played the Friday Five in a while, but these questions were a good ‘thought exercise’ this morning. 1. What is your favorite Bible verse? Romans 8:28 “And we know that in all things, God is working for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose.” This is the…
Genesis 15:1-6 A sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian Church Sept 18, 2016 This is the second time Abram has heard the promise of God for his descendants to inherit the land, to have more descendants than he could count. You may have heard the more familiar version of it in chapter 12. In the first…
A sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho. September 10, 2016 Genesis 2:4b-7, 15-25; 3:1-8 Tonight begins a new year in our Narrative Lectionary readings. Beginning with Genesis, we will read through the broad sweep of scripture between now and Memorial Day. One of the reasons we read scripture every week, and encourage…
Here’s a brief update for those who have been following my birth family discovery as I met new cousins this weekend. It was great. I met two brothers and their wives. They are first cousins of my birth mother. We had a lovely visit, getting to know each other. One of them has a lake…
I blogged the other day about how the shame my birth mother carries is sticky and how her request for me to keep her secret (by not contacting her children, and by extension, my birth family on her side) is becoming more and more difficult for me. First, let me say thank you to the…
