Sunday Podcast: Covenant
Sunday, July 2nd, 2006Today's sermon explores the Old Testament concept of Covenant.
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Today's sermon explores the Old Testament concept of Covenant.
Sunday Podcast: Creation
Sunday, June 11th, 2006Part 2 of my series "Great Themes of the Old Testament"
Podcast–Great Themes of the Old Testament
Monday, June 5th, 2006This is the first in the 13-part series. The subject is monotheism. I also began my study on "The Jews in the Time of Jesus." The media card was not in the digitizer so I was unable to record it. In addition, the study on "Redeeming Issues" began last night. I still ...
Thoughts and Observations
Friday, May 19th, 2006From a year of studying the Old Testament: We often view God as Creator in the past tense. I'm afraid that we approach those initial 6 days as the totality of His creating. But there is so much that He is still doing. I'm struck by the cyclization of the Israelite people: ...
Summer Schedule
Thursday, May 11th, 2006For what it is worth, here is a tentative schedule for what I will be teaching and preaching. Wednesday night will continue to be a period of worship with a devotional thought. Sunday Morning Class—Jewish Culture in the Time of Jesus June 4—Introduction June 11—Second Temple Judaism June 18—Hellenism June 25—The Maccabaean Rebellion July 2—Procurators July 9—The ...
The Transparency of Preaching
Wednesday, May 10th, 2006(Tracy cringes at the thought of me doing a series on preaching, but oh well. It is what pays the bills.) Moving from Texas to Michigan was a huge change. I was transitioning from working exclusively with youth to being "the guy." No longer would I be preaching whenever the pulpit ...
The Risk of Preaching
Tuesday, May 9th, 2006Back in the day, when I was a youth minister, we found ourselves without a preacher. We proceeded through a long, arduous process of gathering resumes and interviewing candidates. I think we phone interviewed over 60 individuals (I told you it was long.) I remember having a "congregational meeting" to interview ...
I Need Your Help
Thursday, May 4th, 2006So, I am preparing a summer series on dealing with issues that confront us today as Christians. The idea is to redeem spiritual matters from the myopia of a political view, to look at things as a Christian first before we bring country or party into it. Some of the issues ...
How Did I Get Here, Part 7
Thursday, April 27th, 2006Or, Bombshells In making the transition from youth ministry to the pulpit, I threw myself into honing the "craft" of preaching. I submerged myself into learning how to be a better preacher, how to engage the text, and repeat the process on a weekly basis. I focused on learning how to counsel and ...
How Did I Get Here, Part 5
Tuesday, April 25th, 2006Or, Transistions When Chloe was born, I knew this: I didn't want to be away from her any more than absolutely necessary. I also knew that I would lay down my life for her. She exposed me to a depth of love that I had never known before. She was my child. She ...