LGBT+ and God's Radical Inclusion
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10 Quick Notes About Advent
1. What does the word advent mean? The English word advent derives from the Latin ad “toward” + venīre “come”. So, advent indicates something coming (or approaching or proceeding) toward us. Most often, advent refers to the Messiah (Jesus Christ) coming to us. 2. When does the Messiah come to us?
Rebecca, Resurrection, and Seeing the Face of God — Luke 20.27–38
A sermon preached November 9, 2025. Rebecca Nancy and I will be at the funeral of Nancy’s 29 year-old niece Rebecca who died of heartbreak 6 weeks after a tractor trailer killed her husband riding his bicycle. Gospel Now, in today’s assigned Gospel reading, some rich people who
A Thanksgiving Prayer
How awesome to be in your presence, Lord; to sit at your feet; to nestle ’neath your wings. How fearfully and wonderfully the Potter is molding me. How abundant the indwelling Holy Spirit: igniting my broken heart, strengthening my feeble spirit, purifying my sin-sick soul. How privileged to glorify the
3 Drownings & 3 Faiths in Luke 16.19 to 17.10
He designed a tree that would serve Jesus not as a strawman that is easily blown down, but as a formidable target — not unlike God’s creation of Goliath.