Tag: God
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MASSACRE IN CONNECTICUT–WHAT I TOLD OUR CHURCH
Yesterday was the third Sunday of Advent, a day when we celebrate the joy of the coming of Christ. It is the Sunday of the pink candle. Yet, it was heavy on my heart that I should say something about the terrible, horrible, incomprehensible massacre that took place to 1st grade children and school workers…
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MORE RETRO SONGS MAKE GREAT SERMON TITLES
One of the most popular, blogs I have ever posted was titled Retro Songs Make Great Sermon Titles. I thought I would share a few more retro-songs and the way I might, hypothetically, employ them in preaching. The catch is never the actual song itself, but the title as a cultural touchstone, or hook, to…
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HEMINGWAY AND PASCAL TALK
So right now I am reading two different books, which is not that unusual for me. Sometimes I read up to four different books concurrently. One of the books I am about to finish is Pascal’s Pensees. I’ve been working on this treatise for a long time. My joy that I am nearing completion is…