Category: Church

• Easter Matters

  A very brief summary of the verses I used in my Easter sermon today.

  Jamie Greening

  April 20, 2025

  Bible, Church, Preaching

  Colossians, Easter, Philippians, Romans 6

• The Ordered Love of J. D. Vance

  

  I am predispositioned to like our new Vice President. He has a beard, so, that is a plus. And my first and middle initials are J. D., too. Cool, right? Recently, though, he seems to have gotten muddled in his thinking on love. But first, I need to be careful, because it is refreshing to…

  Jamie Greening

  January 31, 2025

  All, Bible, Church, politics

  J.D. Vance, Jesus, ordered love, The Good Samaritan

• 2025 Predictions

  

  Look, if even one of these is accurate, I will call that a good year.

  Jamie Greening

  December 28, 2024

  Church, Culture, politics

  2025 Predictions, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Pope Francis

• James, Chapter Two, A Translation from the Greek New Testament

  

  I continue my Advent translation of James today. I give you first the ‘Expansive’ version which has me playing a little bit more with the language. I’ve also blocked it in paragraph form. Behind that is what we might call the ‘Straight’ approach of a more restrained rendering complete with verse numberings. Following, as always…

  Jamie Greening

  December 9, 2024

  Bible, Church

  favoritism at church, James 2, Rich and poor, Transaltion