Chuck: The Postmodern Hero

I love the TV series Chuck. It’s quirky, smart, and gives me something to look forward to with my family on Monday nights. You might think that this was enough to like a show. Anyone who knows me well knows that I can’t leave it at that. I have to find...

Parents are the key

I came across this article today regarding the state of spirituality among young adults. This passage at the end was especially telling for me and a great challenge for our children, youth, and family ministry at Grace. You can read the whole article here. Emerging...

Called to Move – a sermon

Lectionary Texts: Genesis 12:1-4 John 3:1-17 My dog is a spaz. Meet Shasta. He’s my 12 pound ball of fur. He was traumatized as a small puppy. He loved running out of our sliding glass door to the back yard. One day we had the glass door open, but the screen door was...

Called to Move – Sermon Manuscript

Lectionary Texts: Genesis 12:1-4 John 3:1-17 My dog is a spaz. Meet Shasta. He’s my 12 pound ball of fur. He was traumatized as a small puppy. He loved running out of our sliding glass door to the back yard. One day we had the glass door open, but the screen door was...

The Vaccination of Fasting

I’ve been studying the discipline of fasting this week. Of course, I had to consult one of the masters of Spiritual Formation, Dallas Willard. Here is a quote from his book The Spirit of the Disciplines. In fasting, we abstain in some significant way from food...

A Call to Move

As we have all watched the devastating earthquake in Japan with shock and horror this week, we are reminded of an important truth. Nothing is as firm and stable as we would like it to be. In our modern world we tend to think of the earth’s rocks as being a solid...
Ash Wednesday Sermon

Ash Wednesday Sermon

A few years ago my family visited Yellowstone National Park. One thing that really struck me about the experience was this scene. The forest had been decimated by fire. It was black and barren. This painting reminds me of a stark reality. Everything burns. Burning is...

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