Preaching (146)
  1. For those who hear the Father’s Word of forgiving love in Christ, the “I will not” changes to an, “I will.”
  2. We expect God to be at least as fair our society. But that is not how God operates.
  3. Peter asks the kind of question asked by those who keep records, who keep score. Which reminds me that we are a score-keeping people.
  4. Jesus is showing the disciples that humility is not only about how we present ourselves before God. It also has to do with our love and service to the least among us.
  5. A multi-day workshop for pastors to hone the Craft of Preaching
  6. By paying attention to “all” Jesus says in these last words to His disciples, we get a full picture of Jesus and His relationship, not only to the Father and the Spirit, but also to us.
  7. Those whose lives matter to Jesus show others how they, too, matter. This is part of the Christian’s evangelical witness, to value the people in our world who feel like they have no value.
  8. Jesus knew what was coming, so He spent four chapters in John’s gospel preparing them. Then, immediately before leading them to the Garden of Gethsemane, He prayed.
  9. Our genuine love for Jesus and His commandments continually run up against a deeply ingrained disposition to self-love and autonomy. The result is, as believers in Jesus, our lives are a continual struggle.
  10. As good as the news of Jesus’ resurrection is, the reality of life in a troubled world challenges us.
  11. In the middle, the thrill of extremes settles into the boredom of routines. For followers of Jesus, this can lead in several problematic directions.
  12. It is hard to believe, but somehow it is better for followers of Jesus that Jesus has gone away. Otherwise, the Spirit would not have come.
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