a blog of writing and wandering
Sometimes, I have a hard time finding God outside of church. This probably sounds like a strange confession, coming from someone in the pulpit, someone who is in training to be clergy in the church. But there are many days when I leave these four walls and mentally check church off the to-do list. “Okay,…
Preaching is a genre of speaking, where our goal is—through Scripture—to learn about God, the world, and each other. Preaching should be edifying. And preaching should ultimately be about the Good News of God in Christ. So given this description of what we might expect a sermon to contain—sort of the baseline qualifications, it’s perhaps…
Continue reading ➞ Fatigue and the Beginning of Wisdom (sermon)
Sarah and Abraham have been on a long journey. They’ve left their home in the land of Ur, they’ve left their home in Haran, because God said “I will make of you a great nation”. They’ve left most of their family behind, said goodbye to brothers and sisters and cousins, because God said “I will…
Do you remember learning to write a story, when you were a child? Perhaps you remember painstakingly practicing your penmenship until you could write it perfectly. Or perhaps you remember filling out worksheets, sort of mad-libs, fill in the blank style that taught you a bit about what makes a compelling story tick. Or perhaps,…
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