This Sunday is Pentecost. One of the holiest days of the church calendar. The day the church was born, the Spirit flew free, and God showed that even though Jesus was no longer with his friends in body, he would always be with them in new and amazing ways. For one of my seminary classesRead More
Month: May 2015
I believe – A Statement of Faith
For many of us who grew up in the modern worldview our theological understandings and biblical approaches were built as if they were a brick wall. Throughout Sunday school, confirmation, and adult education classes, we built that wall brick by brick with what we understood to be truths and ways of looking at the world.Read More
Light, Salt, and finding a Holy Holly
Preached February 2014. Scripture was Isaiah 58:1-9 and Matthew 5:13-20 Once upon a time I used to think that there was no way I could ever be a minister. Because to be a minister I would have to be holy. I’m not sure what exactly I meant by “holy”, I’m not sure I could giveRead More