Today's text represents the third in a series of temple parables that draw a distinction between a faux-faith and a true faith. Previously Jesus
Thanksgiving: The Essential Ingredient to True Christian Worship
Our reading for this Thanksgiving Day service is a Psalm that is entitled in the King James, “A Psalm of praise.” But the Hebrew word for Praise here,
An ‘Error Message’ on the Screen of Western Civ? The Most Important Question Facing us in 2012 is more than an Election
The most important question of the coming year is not “who will be the next occupant of the White House?” The single most important matter before us
Christmas Eve Order and Bulletin Sample
The families will soon be gathering in, dear friends! The children will be squirming, the in-laws looking to see where their children now worship, the
Peter’s Recommitment and Ours: A Message to Army Chaplains about Loving Our Vocation
A message given at the opening of the Chief of Chaplains’ Preaching Conference, September 13, 2010 at the US Army Chaplain Center and School, Ft.
Thinking about the Cedar Falls Bible Conference, Willa Cather and Ha Erets
This summer I’m preaching at the annual Cedar Falls Bible Conference in Cedar Falls, Iowa. They hold it at a campground just like they’ve been doing