Episodes
Monday Apr 27, 2015
Of Members and Baptized Babies
Monday Apr 27, 2015
Monday Apr 27, 2015
On April 26 Westminster Church accepted 5 new members and we did an infant baptism. I took a few minutes to explain membership and baptism and what we believe about them.
Monday Apr 27, 2015
James Pt 10: Establish Your Heart
Monday Apr 27, 2015
Monday Apr 27, 2015
In James 5:7-12, James encourages his readers to be patient and establish their hearts because Christ is coming back. But shouldn't Christ's return mean we should be doing more?
Tuesday Apr 21, 2015
James Pt 9: Wealth and Works
Tuesday Apr 21, 2015
Tuesday Apr 21, 2015
James has some harsh and bity words to say to the rich in this passage. But does God think we should all be poor? Here I compare a few other texts to try to develop a theology of wealth and possessions. More than that, I make the argument that we should be going through this same process for every area of our lives.
Monday Apr 13, 2015
Daybreak, Henri Nouwen, and Me
Monday Apr 13, 2015
Monday Apr 13, 2015
I recently took a trip to Toronto, Canada to do research on Henri Nouwen. Nouwen was a Dutch Catholic priest who taught at Notre Dame, Yale Divinity School, and Harvard Divinity School. He wrote a number of books about Christian spirituality, leadership, and loss. He spent the last 10 years of his life living in L'Arche Daybreak. This is a community of disabled adults and their assistants where I went to stay for a couple of days. I wanted to understand how Henri's personal story impacted his ministry. I was surprised to learn a lot more about life, ministry, and myself on the trip. This sermon is my attempt to share this experience with my congregation.
Saturday Apr 11, 2015
Easter 2015- The Resurrection Life
Saturday Apr 11, 2015
Saturday Apr 11, 2015