Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Utopia

On a recent Sunday afternoon trip, Kristen and I visited the village of Rugby, Tennessee, a 19th century experiment in egalitarian society founded by...

The Legacy of September 11th

All of us who lived through September 11, 2001, remember precisely where we were and what we were doing when news of the terrorist...

Building Bridges Through Community Mapping

In an increasingly fragmented and rapidly changing world, churches and other service organizations are struggling to understand and connect with the communities they seek...

Abide These Three: Hope

Text: Lamentations 3:1-6, 14-24 (Todd is reading in this recording from the TANAK) and Revelation 21:1-7 The second sermon in the sermon series “Abide These...

Listen to the Groans

Text: Romans 8:22-27 Some months ago, a friend referred me to an article in the July/August 2020 edition of Faith Today entitled “Listen to...

Paper Doves Take Flight

I initially created these paper birds for an Easter processional to accompany the theme "Sing a New Song," but they are equally appropriate for...

Beyond Boundaries

In my humble estimation, the story of Philip and the Ethiopian eunuch in Acts chapter 8 is one of the most overlooked stories in...

Transformational Friendship

Texts: John 15:9-17; Acts 10:44-48 Preached at First Baptist Memphis, May 9, 2021 What does it mean to be a friend? Who...

Jesus’ Life and Martin’s Death

This Easter Sunday marks the brightest dawn the world has ever known paired with the anniversary of one of the darkest evenings America has...

Books for Reckoning with White Supremacy in the American Church

The Cross and the Lynching Tree, James H. Cone (2011) The Color of Compromise: The Truth about the American Church’s Complicity in Racism, Jemar Tisby...

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Abide These Three: Hope

Text: Lamentations 3:1-6, 14-24 (Todd is reading in this recording from the TANAK) and Revelation 21:1-7 The second sermon in the sermon series “Abide These Three: Faith, Hope, and Love." An audio only link of this sermon and a partial transcript are available here.

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