The 2nd sermon: “Remember who you are”

In pondering the sermon for this Sunday, I discovered that I actually had two sermons.  This is the one that won’t get preached. Text: Matthew 5:13-16 In the movie Lion King, Simba is born into greatness.  A descendant of the king, he is told from a young age that he… Continue reading

Advent week 3: The power of proximity

The people of the Judean hill country know enough to realize that this means that God will be summoning him to something special in which, due to their proximity to him, they will almost certainly be caught up” (Gooder, p. 90). This week’s Advent focus was on John the Baptist,… Continue reading