Theology That Bites Back
Introduction: One of the most familiar elements of the Christmas story is the star of Bethlehem. But at the same time, it remains one of the most unknown features of the story—because unlike what the wise men did, we don’t really look straight at it. The Text: “I shall see him, but not now: I …
Sermon Video Introduction: As we continue meditating on the meaning of Advent, we are not really resisting attempts to make Christmas meaningless so much as we are fighting with alternative meanings. ...
Sermon Video Introduction: And the evening and the morning were the eighth day. We should not be surprised at the pattern of darkness and then light, a pattern which we see not only in the creation ...
I trust that you will not take it amiss if I wish you and yours a very full and complete Thanksgiving. If drowsiness is caused by tryptophan, which it might not be, may your turkey be unusually full of it, and may your nap be most pleasant. These good wishes include both my enemies and …
Acts of the Apostles (14): Sermon Video Introduction: We see in this passage the formation of the Christian diaconate. The noun for deacon is not used here, but the context makes it pretty ...
As you have all just heard in Isaac’s eulogy, John grew up in a Christian home, fell away from the faith, and then was summoned back to life again in a cave in Nepal. There is a reality embodied here ...
Acts of the Apostles (13): Sermon Video Introduction: One of the more remarkable blessings that the presence of the Holy Spirit brings is the ability He gives to believers to suffer scorn gladly. ...
Acts of the Apostles (12): Sermon Video Introduction: The Founder of the Christian faith, the Lord Jesus, was murdered by the authorities. This is a fact that cannot be emphasized too much. ...
Both sacraments that God gave us were given to point us to Christ. They are not intended to make a statement about the condition of the person receiving the sacrament. Rather, they create a covenantal obligation for the recipient of the sacrament to live a life that points—by faith—to the same thing that the sacrament …
Acts of the Apostles (11): Sermon Video Introduction: We come now to the famous story of Ananias and Sapphira, the moral of which is sometimes thought to be “look what happens to chintzy ...
