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Salt

Thursday, May 1st, 2008

Jesus said "you are the salt of the earth." (Matthew 5:13) In the ancient world salt was a valuable commodity. Fortunes were made on this precious substance. It was integral in bartering for the finer things in life. If you had access to salt then you were somebody. So ...

Scars and Healing

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008

When we moved to Oklahoma one of the first things we did en route was to stop at the Oklahoma City National Memorial, site of the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah building. I was struck by the simplistic beauty of the location and the ...

Blessed Are The Oppressed

Monday, March 24th, 2008

I've been preaching through the gospel of Matthew on Sunday morning. I was blazing a pretty good clip of about a chapter a week until I got to the Sermon on the Mount. At that point we slowed to a screeching halt. Over the last 6 weeks we have covered ...

It’s Not Just My Family That’s Messed Up?

Friday, January 18th, 2008

That was the title to my opening sermon in my series that I am doing on Matthew. We covered the first 17 verses on chapter one. Here it is: Click here to get your own player. ---------------- Now playing: Neutral Milk Hotel - Ghost via FoxyTunes