Identity Crisis Story Lectionary 25 June 2017 Jacob (Israel) Wrestles with God (Genesis 32-33) God’s Decree and God’s Commandments (Deuteronomy 4-6) Psalm 91: Because He Loves Me, I Will Rescue Him Psalm 3: From the Lord Comes Deliverance The Righteousness of the...
When you wrap your sermon around a metaphor, your sermon will be fortified. It’s like putting the meat inside of your sandwich. Metaphors are the beef of the Hebrew scripture stories. Or shall we say the Lamb. In any Hebrew scripture story, you will find multiple...
O merciful God, whatever You may deny me, do not deny me this love. Save me from the idolatry of loving the world, or any of the things of the world. Let me never love any creature but for Your sake and in subordination to Your love. Take full possession of my heart;...
Wonder Woman, featuring Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, and Robin Wright Rated PG-13 –Review by Ashley Linne While it isn’t a perfect movie, Wonder Woman is officially my favorite superhero movie of all time. And for me, that’s saying a lot. There are many extremely...
First Responder Lectionary 18 June 2017 2nd Sunday After Pentecost Father’s Day Genesis 18:1-15, (21:1-7) Psalm 116:1-2, 12-19 Romans 5:1-8 Matthew 9:35-10:8, (9-23) Text to Life The definition of a “first responder” is someone who runs towards what everyone else is...
