Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com As I have been back working in the church for the past year, one of the things that keeps coming up in conversations is discipleship. It is one of those words that can be said by any number of Christians and have a very different meaning each time it may … Continue reading People’s History: Discipleship
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People’s History: Justice
Photo by Tim Mossholder on Pexels.com A number of years ago I was introduced to the concept of justice as a concept of, "how the world should be not how the world actually works." I can't say for sure if I had read that, or if it had come out from a conversation with my … Continue reading People’s History: Justice
People’s History: Hospitality
Photo by cottonbro on Pexels.com We tend to equate hospitality with parties and social gatherings or gracious resorts and expensive restaurants. To us hospitality is an industry, not a practice, one that summons Martha Stewart to mind more quickly than Jesus Christ. But to ancient Christians hospitality was a virtue, part of the love of … Continue reading People’s History: Hospitality
A People’s History
Cover A few weeks ago I finally finished reading A People's History of Christianity by Diana Butler Bass. Over the next few weeks I'll be sharing some thoughts born out of it. I'm sad how late to the game I am with this book, but excited I finally arrived. If like me, you're not as … Continue reading A People’s History
Merge lane
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com A few weeks ago I was driving to work when I found myself with a car in my blind spot who sped up to not allow me to merge in to the next lane. This just about caused an accident, and had me almost go off the road. When I … Continue reading Merge lane
Pass on what we have learned
Hello everyone, this is the last of my sermon series from January at Augsburg. I hope you have enjoyed them, or at least were not bored by them. Starting next week there will be regular, and hopefully original thinking. January 24, 2021 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-io6wJYKzU Good morning my Augsburg family. May the grace and peace of the … Continue reading Pass on what we have learned
“Arguing for the sake of heaven”
January 17, 2021 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpd5oTA8TAA “Philip found Nathanael and said to him, ‘We have found him about whom Moses in the law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus son of Joseph from Nazareth.’” (John 1:45) Last week, I talked a little bit about how during the time of Jesus, everyone was looking for the Messiah. I … Continue reading “Arguing for the sake of heaven”
Epiphany week.
Sermon from January 10, 2021: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeB18NVAQaE&feature=youtu.be “He proclaimed, ‘The one who is more powerful than I is coming after me; I am not worthy to stoop down and untie the thong of his sandals. I have baptized you with water; but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.’ In those days Jesus came from … Continue reading Epiphany week.
“There is no person, no place, that is absent from the presence of God.”
This was the sermon/teaching that was originally delivered on January 3rd, 2021: Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com “Hear the word of the LORD, O nations and declare it in the coastlands far away; say, ‘He who scattered Israel will gather him, as a shepherd a flock.” (Jeremiah 31:10) Hello, grace and peace to you my … Continue reading “There is no person, no place, that is absent from the presence of God.”
Blessed are the Nones
Spiritual memoirs are not something that normally catch my eye. Not because I don't find them interesting, I'm just a nerd that reads theology textbooks for fun. However, when I found out Stina Kielsmeier-Cook had one coming out I immediately jumped on that bandwagon. I have been following her on social media for a little … Continue reading Blessed are the Nones
We Don't Trust Your Theology 