Why are y’all calling Thursday “Monday” and going to church?
Holy Week for Newbies Several friends have asked this. I think they suspect Christians of being so out of touch with reality that we are intentionally self-trolling. “Maundy,” however, is the...
View ArticleThe Difference a Few Steps Can Make
A Sermon for October 6, the 17th Sunday after Pentecost. Habakkuk 1:1-2:4, Psalm 37:1-10, 2 Timothy 1:1-14, Luke 17:5-10 Chinese Philosopher LaoTzu famously said, “The journey of a thousand miles...
View ArticleThe Greatest Comeback
It might have been the biggest comeback in sports history: Tiger Woods, once golf’s greatest player, had not won a major tournament in 11 years. His emotional issues, self-destructive behavior, and...
View ArticleTabloids, Tombs, and Digitally Curated News
I was in a grocery store checkout line on a late-night college food run. My eyes landed on a tabloid headline: “Resurrection True: Man Dead 50 Years Comes Back from Grave!” I knew better. Still, that...
View ArticleWhat are you waiting for?
No one likes to wait. Remember staring at presents under the Christmas tree? Or arriving famished at your favorite restaurant and the maître d’ tells you 90 minutes? Or standing in line forever at...
View ArticleKilling it: How overwork leads to underperformance
Have you ever been really tired? As in, barely drag yourself out of bed, wonder how you’ll make it through the day, dog-tired? Have you ever been discouraged, depressed, or anxious? Are you any of...
View ArticleNarrative and Metanarrative: John 3:16, your story, and your place in the cosmos
We experience life as story. This seems hardwired; the way we assemble our discrete experiences as plot devices in a coherent narrative. And we continue to do this even when our stories ultimately...
View ArticleEaster: The Story that Shapes all Stories
Holy Week for Newbies A few years back an international student from China named Peter spent his senior year of high school living with us. Growing up in an atheist country, Peter had no spiritual...
View ArticleThe In Between Day
Holy Saturday Today is the quiet day. In the church historic, the art for today portrays the Harrowing of Hell, Jesus making proclamation to the “spirits in prison” (1 Peter 3:18-22), trampling the...
View ArticleGood Friday: The axis of the cosmos
Holy Week for Newbies Have you ever wondered why an execution is known as, “Good” Friday? The early church believed Jesus was crucified on March 25th. Further, they believed that, since re-creation...
View ArticleGood Friday: The axis of the cosmos
Holy Week for Newbies Have you ever wondered why an execution is known as, “Good” Friday? The early church believed Jesus was crucified on March 25th. Further, they believed that, since re-creation...
View ArticleWhy are y’all calling Thursday “Monday” and going to church?
Holy Week for Newbies Several friends have asked this. I think they suspect Christians of being so out of touch with reality that we are intentionally self-trolling. “Maundy,” however, is the...
View ArticleHistory’s First Courtroom Drama: Will the Real Jesus Please Stand Up?
“The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers” Lawyers have gotten a bad rap ever since wisecracking bad guy Dick the Butcher uttered his famous line in Shakespeare’s Henry VI. Most of us must...
View ArticleDid Jesus just say, “Be nice or go to hell”?
A leader’s final address always warrants a close listen. The Sheep and Goats judgment in Matthew 25:31-46 is just that: The final section of the final sermon in the five sermons Matthew organized his...
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Why the fuss over a missing body?
Were you one of the myriads who avoid Facebook at Easter? Has the wonder at all of the different ways to meme “He is risen indeed” worn off? Do you wonder why all the fuss for a missing body anyway?...
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Good Friday: The axis of the cosmos
You may have wondered why an execution is known as, “Good” Friday. Here is the spoiler: Jesus went to the cross to be able to say three words: “It. Is. Finished.” The early church believed Jesus was...
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When God Goes the Wrong Way
The “triumphal entry” of King Jesus into Jerusalem was through the back gate. Ironically, at roughly the same time, the other key player in the drama, Roman Governor Pontius Pilate, would have been...
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Four Christmas Gifts that Change Everything
I first realized the Santa story had holes in 1977. I was in the 6th grade, an embarrassing age not to be in on the gag. My friends, realizing my innocence, enlightened me with the subtlety one expects...
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Big Papa.
In a world of unique individuals my father might have been the uniquiest. He was a high roller who hit it big. Twice. He also hit rock bottom. Twice. Unfortunately that last hit was a doozy. After...
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Watching our Culture Die: Where the secular culture went wrong and what...
We have all become spectators of our culture. It is fascinating and disturbing – like the accident you cannot avert your gaze from. Are things as bleak as they appear? One way to get perspective on a...
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