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.
You may have seen the news. An Idaho senator made some comments in defending his mandatory ultrasound before abortion bill that infuriated people and went viral. Here’s his quote: “Rape and incest was used as a reason to oppose this,” Winder said on the Senate floor. “I would hope that when a woman goes in…
A sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian Church, Boise, Idaho March 18, 2012 Numbers 21:4-9 John 3:12-21 Ephesians 2:1-10 If you read the news, you’ll notice that there are many different ways of interpreting what Jesus said, what he meant, and what our faith should look like. If you talk to each other, you will discover…
A Sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian, Boise, Idaho March 11, 2012 Exodus 20:1-17 John 2:13-22 We are a people who like lists. Here are the titles of some books I found in a bookstore: “10 Simple Steps to Lower your Cholesterol!” “10 Spiritual Steps to a Magical Life” “10 Steps to Beat Depression Now!” “Simple…
Over at Revgalblogpals, here are this week’s questions for the Friday Five: “This Friday-Saturday is our annual Women’s Retreat at my church. It’s one of my favorite 24 hours of the year, because we enjoy each other, we laugh, we cry, we support each other..and all of that good stuff! So, since I am in…
A sermon preached March 4, 2012 at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho. Psalm 22:23-31 Psalm 22 is arguably best known as being the source of the words Jesus chooses to say from the cross, “my God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” But if you can read past the crucifixion imagery in the…
Glass Overflowing 