Every biblical text presents its own challenges, but writing a children’s sermon on Matthew 10:24-39 brings some of the ones I find hardest. But that’s the Gospel for lectionary Year A, “Proper 7(12)”. In Matthew this is part of Jesus’ instructions to the Apostles before they head out on a mission trip. Actually it is more […]
Why Do We Have To Die? (Heidelberg Catechism Q42)
Why do we have to die? Most human beings have asked the question. It cuts deep when you are facing a loss, or facing your own mortality. Or when you are a kid, trying to figure out the basics. Why do we have to die? The Heidelberg Catechism (that globally and historically popular, but locally […]
