A sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho April 17, 2016 Acts 17:1-9 1 Thessalonians 1 Darleen G. gave me a book that I have shared with many of my clergy friends. It is a mildly irreverent paraphrase of the bible by Mark Russell called, “God is Disappointed in You”, and he condenses…
Today Pope Francis questioned whether or not Donald Trump is a Christian. Pope Francis said, A “person who thinks only about building walls, wherever they may be, and not building bridges, is not Christian. This is not in the Gospel. As far as what you said about whether I would advise to vote or not to…
A sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho May 25, 2014 Acts 5:27-38 Our story continues from last week. Peter and John had been told to stop teaching in the name of Jesus. And they didn’t listen. So the authorities bring them back. ‘We gave you strict orders not to teach in this…
Perhaps you read Elizabeth Smart’s comments on human trafficking recently. As a 14 year old kidnapping victim, she connected her feeling of worthlessness after her abduction and sexual abuse, with an abstinence lecture she had heard. Here’s the quote that is getting all the traction: “I thought, ‘Oh, my gosh, I’m that chewed up piece…
Luke 22:66-23:25 If you noticed, our assigned scripture reading this morning is the entire account in Luke’s gospel of the story of Jesus’ arrest, trial, and crucifixion, often referred to as the Passion Narrative. We will only hear a small portion of the story this morning, but the entire text is a foundational story of…
