We are backing our way toward Bethlehem. We’ve looked to the future return of Jesus, and at how Jesus comes to us in our own lives. On Advent 3 we look at Advent through the eyes of someone focused on being prepared for Jesus’ earthly ministry. Still no baby in a manger, but we’re getting […]
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Need Hope in Dark Places? Look at Jesus’ Descent into Hell
It is possible in a theological statement to get something quite wrong, and yet, at the same time, to say something good and true and helpful. In a way, that may be the only kind of theological statement we can make. I think that is what happens in Question 44 of the Heidelberg Catechism. (I’ve […]
The NEXT-to-Last Word in Prayer: “In Jesus’ Name”
Last week I wrapped up my series-within-a-series on the Lord’s Prayer in the Heidelberg Catechism with a post on “Amen!,” the little word we use to wrap up most of our prayers. I made an off-hand remark about the phrase Christians often slip in as the penultimate word: “In Jesus’ name we pray…” To my […]
And Where Does JESUS Want Your Community to Go?
From the response to Monday’s post one thing is clear: I’m not the only one who cares about community and mission. It seems like a bit of a flash point, actually, whether people see community life leading to mission or as something that stands on its own. I want to explain why I’m on this topic: Jesus cares […]
A Children’s Sermon on Mark 14:17-25 — World Communion Sunday
Preface for Pastors and Parents This children’s sermon on Mark 14:17-25 is another “bonus” — that is, it goes beyond my primary goal of writing a children’s sermon for every Gospel reading assigned in the Revised Common Lectionary. I’m sending it out just now because, as I write, this Sunday is “World Communion Sunday.” Many […]
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