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Monthly Archives: November 2009
Are the Gospels Historically Reliable?
New Testament scholar Craig Blomberg says they are, and he uses methods of critical historical inquiry to support his views. Although at some points he takes the argument farther than necessary, on the whole he presents a strong and compelling … Continue reading
Sermon On Jesus Before Pilate
If Christ Is King John 18.28-38 Today is the last Sunday in the church year… Christ the King Sunday. Next week the church calendar starts anew as we begin Advent and look toward Christmas. The scripture readings for today invite … Continue reading
Stoic Practices
Just finished reading A Guide to the Good Life {the ancient art of stoic joy} by William B. Irvine. He writes in a non-technical style, and he interprets ancient Roman Stoics for a contemporary audience. He believes Stoic practices can … Continue reading
Chaplains at Fort Hood
Ministering to the dead and wounded. At first word of the shooting, Col. Edward McCabe, the highest-ranking Catholic chaplain on the post, broke up a meeting and sped over to the Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center, where staffers were … Continue reading
Sermon on Hannah
Hannah’s Yearning (1 Sam 1.9-18) A few months ago, a man named Don Hewitt died. He was a journalist and the creator of the 60 minutes news magazine. They did a retrospective on him, with interviews from previous years. In … Continue reading
Pear Tree On Fire
When I park behind the church, this shock of color greets me at the back door.
A Good Father
USA Today’s David Leon Moore looks at three sons of famous fathers, all playing on the same high school football team in southern California. Joe Montana’s son appreciates his Dad’s influence in his life: Nick Montana is the one who is … Continue reading
Sermon on Ruth and Boaz
The Proposal Ruth 3.1-11 There once was a woman named Ruth. She lived in the land of Moab, east of Israel, just across the Dead Sea. It was a barren, desert land – rocky, with lots of hills. Today we … Continue reading
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Walk In the Park
At the Wildwood Metropark in Toledo. Saw a great oak in the distance… and moved in for a closer look. I’m drawn to trees like a kitten to milk.
Study Bibles and Messy Spirituality
A parishioner recently asked me what study Bible to use. I mentioned to her the New Oxford Annotated, a classic scholarly resource. I used an older version of the NOA in seminary 20 years ago. As an afterthought, I also … Continue reading
When the Pastor Has Green Hair
This is what it looks like… It was ‘Horrible Hair Night’ at our Wednesday program for children, and an inner voice told me I should have green hair for the occasion. A can of Color Bomb 2 applied by a … Continue reading
Is Eternal Life Boring?
Todd May, a philosophy professor at Clemson, thinks life would get ‘boring’ if we lived forever, doing the same things again and again. The very finitude of life guarantees its preciousness. I prefer to think that the paradox of death … Continue reading
The Uses of Denim
A look at the rise of ‘power jeans’ worn by world leaders. Power jeans are increasingly common in high-ranking business and political circles. Indeed, jeans are now a legitimate part of the global power-dress lexicon, worn to influential confabs where … Continue reading
Conversation In the Courtroom Hallway
Three bits of conversation in the hallway outside County District Court 2: First Man: What do they got you for? Second Man: Home invasion and unarmed robbery. First Man: Ohh… Second Man: I’m not worried… at most it’ll be Assault … Continue reading
The Needs of the Unchurched
New England has passed the Pacific Northwest as the least religious area of the country. The ten least religious states in the US include all six in New England, the land of the early Puritans. This has drawn conservative Baptist missionaries … Continue reading
