Sermon: Creating Space for Ephiphany
Sermon text: Matthew 2.1-12. I originally preached this sermon at Atonement Lutheran Church in Beloit on January 6, 2019. Life can be overwhelming. It’s easy to… Read More »Sermon: Creating Space for Ephiphany
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Sermon: Taking Time to Remember
Sermon text: Psalm 78. 1-4, 12-16. I originally preached this sermon at Atonement Lutheran Church in Beloit on October 2, 2017. I’ve grown a lot… Read More »Sermon: Taking Time to Remember
Sermon: Listening to the Cry of the Heart
Puppy Loki at about 7 months after getting a hold of packing paper. I was invited to preach at Atonement Lutheran Church in Beloit, WI.… Read More »Sermon: Listening to the Cry of the Heart
Podcast: Rule of Faith, Rule of Love, Rule of Hope
And now for something completely different. It’s time to go back to podcasting. My friends of The Fringe hooked me up with great theme music.… Read More »Podcast: Rule of Faith, Rule of Love, Rule of Hope
Garbage Out, Garbage In (or “Meet Lugh”)
Celebration Pic for Lugh’s 2-Month Anniversaryin His New Home Lugh is my newest canine companion. I met him at Free Spirit Siberian Rescue (where I volunteer).… Read More »Garbage Out, Garbage In (or “Meet Lugh”)
Abraham’s Faith and Divine Psychosis
It has been a while since I’ve done a sermon. This is based on the lectionary passage for June 29th, 2014 (which is when I… Read More »Abraham’s Faith and Divine Psychosis
What the Hell do We do with…Hell (Part 4)
Having already taken a brief look at conservative and moderate theologies of hell, the last episode began an exploration to a revisionist approach. In that… Read More »What the Hell do We do with…Hell (Part 4)
What the Hell do We do with…Hell (Part 3)
Whereas the first and second episodes in this series offer synopses of a conservative and moderate/traditionalist perspectives on hell, this one introduces us to what… Read More »What the Hell do We do with…Hell (Part 3)
What the Hell do We do with…Hell (Part 2)
In this four-part series, I explore various contemporary understandings of hell. Last episode looked at a couple of conservative evangelical approaches. This episode looks at… Read More »What the Hell do We do with…Hell (Part 2)
What the Hell do We do with…Hell? (Part 1)
My impression is that many (if not most) progressives don’t believe in “hell”. This whole idea that a God who is love would consign someone… Read More »What the Hell do We do with…Hell? (Part 1)