Well, it was more of a meat cleaver than a knife: “If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body be thrown into hell. And if your right hand causes you to sin,ContinueContinue reading “Why I Pulled a Knife on My Congregation”
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Wilderness Wandering: Ash Wednesday
Today many Christians across the world will celebrate Ash Wednesday. As a Baptist, the liturgical calendar has never been my strong suit, and I have to admit that I was confused the first time I saw the ashen crosses–which was while I was in college! However, throughout the years, I have come to respect thoseContinueContinue reading “Wilderness Wandering: Ash Wednesday”
Stop Studying Your Bible All the Time…
(photo credit)”Oh how I love your law! It is my meditation all the day…how sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth!” -Psalm 119:97,103Take a second and think. In the past week, has there been a time when you can identify with these words? If not, chances are you areContinueContinue reading “Stop Studying Your Bible All the Time…”
The Bible: What Is Lost in Translation?
(photo credit) So I haven’t become a mom-blogger, posting photos of my latest kitchen creation, but my wife and I have been enjoying old episodes of Good Eats online in the evenings. As I worked on my sermon from Isaiah 55:6-11 this afternoon, I was thinking about the panache of translating the Bible, and how it is aContinueContinue reading “The Bible: What Is Lost in Translation?”
Take Your Bible to the Movies
(photo credit) Suspension of disbelief. It’s something we do every time we step into the movie theater–or else we don’t really enjoy the film. The film Hugo from two years ago celebrated the fascinating way in which movies transport us to another place. The only way this can happen is by setting aside our notions ofContinueContinue reading “Take Your Bible to the Movies”
How God Made Peace by Way of War
(photo credit) As I was preparing to preach on Matthew 5:9, “Blessed are the peacemakers, because they shall be called the sons of God,” I was struck by the fact that Jesus blesses peacemakers, not peacekeepers. Peacemaking is on the offensive, while peacekeeping is on the defensive. I then realized that God is a GodContinueContinue reading “How God Made Peace by Way of War”
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