Other People’s Answers

Last week, I posted a link to an article on Facebook about the most recent stupid and idiotic comments from Pat Robertson. I always hesitate to give the man any more publicity than he somehow manages to find. But in the end, I think it is important to call him out for the harmful comments…

When Good Things Happen to Bad Fig Trees

A Sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian March 3, 2013 Luke 13:1-17 Our text this morning is actually the first part of the chapter we read last week. Jesus, remember, is headed to Jerusalem, and to his death on a cross. And Jesus’ followers want him to answer the questions we always want God to answer…

Victory and Defeat

1 Samuel 7:1-17 A Sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian Church Where is God in victory and defeat? That’s the question I see in this text and I’ve noticed again and again as we’ve read the Old Testament. Is God with us when we succeed? Is God angry with us when we fail? Clearly the writers…