The God who Waits
Mark was a functioning alcoholic who I met when I was doing my student chaplaincy at a treatment center in the Twin Cities. A “functioning alcoholic” is someone who is addicted … Continue reading The God who Waits
Category: Sermons
A Letter to my Son at his Graduation
Today is the Festival of Pentecost. It is the day that we remember and celebrate the gift of the Holy Spirit, which comes to all of God’s people in the waters … Continue reading A Letter to my Son at his Graduation
Get Up and Go
“Get up and go.” If you were to ask me to quote some of the most important phrases in the Bible…these words would definitely be in my top five. Some … Continue reading Get Up and Go
Write the Next Chapter
Human beings, by our very nature, don’t like things that are “unfinished.” We like things that are complete…whole… done. When we experience things that are left unfinished, it makes us feel like … Continue reading Write the Next Chapter
The Jesus You Didn’t Expect
This is, of course, a most important season. A season that catches our attention… a season we approach with anticipation…a season that makes us look with awe and with wonder. I … Continue reading The Jesus You Didn’t Expect
To Tell the Truth
In my younger days, I would take youth groups out on cross-country trips to build homes with Habitat for Humanity. On the night before we left, we would always gather with … Continue reading To Tell the Truth
Silly Love Songs
On this day, more than most others, we think of love. Love is an emotion, love is a feeling, love is a motivator…love is…a many splendored thing. We see love stories … Continue reading Silly Love Songs
It is Time
On September 12, 1962, President John F. Kennedy took the podium at Rice University to speak to a crowd of 40,000 people. It was a hard time: Our nation was … Continue reading It is Time
With Just A Word
Words have power. They just do. Our words have the power to shape our world…to shape how we feel about someone…to shape a relationship. We have seen this in our … Continue reading With Just A Word
Ponder These Things
The scriptures say: “But Mary treasured these words…and pondered them in her heart.” When I hear this familiar part of our Christmas story…an image comes to my mind. I picture … Continue reading Ponder These Things
Wants and Needs
I have a confession to make. I sometimes confuse what I want, with what I need. Anyone else? Anyone? Yeah. I suspect that I am not alone in that. Do … Continue reading Wants and Needs
No Filter
Have you ever been a witness? I mean a real, live, actual legal witness? Like in a courtroom? I have. Years ago, I was on a church summer trip with … Continue reading No Filter
