Love Part 2: Justice and Mercy
On May 25, the world watched in horror as video footage of George Floyd’s death circulated online. Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin pressed his...
Love Part 1: God and Neighbor
On August 5th, Kristen and I celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary. Since we’re in the grip of a global pandemic, it wasn’t the celebration...
Ministry Garden Part 2: How to Establish and Maintain Church Ministries
My vernal detector is still set on “Virginia” and, despite four years in Canada, when the calendar flips to April, I am ready for...
Ministry Garden Part 1: Setting Ministry Priorities for Your Church
Our second summer in Canada, the girls and I attempted a small garden in our backyard. We began with cucumbers and beans planted directly...
Going Out and Coming In
This is Part 2 of a series on Psalm 121. Part 1 is available here.
After a devastating flash flood in 1967, the Tennessee...
No Palms? No Parades? No Problem
It feels strange, doesn’t it, to be cooped up inside today as we hear Luke’s bustling, jubilant, and very outdoorsy account of Jesus’ triumphal...
Far Away Hills
This is part 1 of a two part series of Psalm 121. Part 2 is available here.
Some of my fondest memories are of...
Join [Church] Meeting
After church on Sunday, the post-worship conversation turned to how we’re all holding up and adapting through the first fortnight of these pandemic days....
Prophetic Tasks: Telling the Truth in a Society That Lives in Illusion
All parents have certain stories they tell about their children. I certainly have stories I tell about mine. One of the stories my mom...
Prophetic Tasks: Grieving in a Society That Practices Denial
This sermon (or a reasonable facsimile) was preached on Sunday, October 20, 2019 at Kingsway Baptist Church. The texts are Lamentations 1:1-6; 3:19-26 and Matthew 5:1-10.
Walter Bruegemann...
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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.
