A sermon preached July 8, 2012 at Southminster Presbyterian Church, Boise, Idaho 2 Samuel 1:1, 17-27 Death seemed to clarify things for David. The deaths of Saul and his son Jonathan did, at least. Because, while they lived, things were complicated between the three of them. David loved Saul and Jonathan. He also disagreed with…
I would love to take any credit for the brilliance that follows here, but all credit goes to Deanna Watson Clarke, the widow, who spoke these brilliant and grace filled words at her husband’s funeral this week. Thanks to Deanna for letting me share her words here. If you agree with me that she should…
This past week, I had the distinct privilege of being a part of a Holy moment. There is a young couple in our church who wanted to get married. I had baptized both of them, when they came to faith and joined the church. Andy proposed to Chris on the labyrinth, in front of the…
Here is the prompt from over at Revgalblogpals for the Friday Five. “In my neck of the woods folks who have children of a certain age are doing a dead sprint through end of school year activities: piano recitals, baseball tournaments, travel soccer games, gymnastics meets, dance recitals, graduations, band concerts, field trips and end-of-the…
A Sermon preached for Ascension May 20, 2012 Luke 24:44-53 Acts 1:1-11 The texts we heard this morning are the ending of Luke’s Gospel and the beginning of his sequel, the Book of Acts. Both stories describe the same event, but in the gospel, it is used as a conclusion. And in the Book of…
Over at RevGalBlogPals, the prompt for Friday Five is about Birthdays. Let’s play. 1) What is the first birthday you remember? I have a lot of “snapshot” kind of memories of early birthdays. Maybe my 4th or 5th would be the earliest I can really picture. 2) Do you recall a favorite gift?
This is one of my contributions to the Abingdon Creative Preaching Annual 2014. Exodus 1:8 to 2:10 I wonder if Pharaoh ever had second thoughts about killing the Hebrew peoples’ boy babies instead of their girl babies. Because if you read this story, the men aren’t much of a problem. They are slaves. They are…
Acts 17:22-31 And Paul suggests that one of the reasons we were created by this now known God was so we “would search for God and perhaps grope for him and find him—though indeed he is not far from each one of us”. I love this. What a gift. How would we live life differently…
This is one of my contributions to the Abingdon Creative Preaching Annual 2014. Genesis 22:1-14 I am furious. I have sojourned with him all across the Middle East. I forgave him when he tried to pass me off as his sister. Twice. We’ve had some good times too, for sure. He stood by me in…
Tonight, after our worship at 6:30 pm in the Fellowship Hall during our soup supper (please know you are invited to join us!), we will be moving upstairs to the sanctuary for a time of self directed prayer. Here are the prayer stations we are using.
Glass Overflowing 