Here is an updated illustration of John 15:1-5. I’m trying to connect Jesus’ metaphor of the Vine to a contemporary metaphor of electricity. In John 15, the Creator is the Vinegrower, Jesus is the Vine, the Spirit is the power of life flowing from every...
I’m beginning to think about my sermon for next week. It will be Advent 3 and the Narrative Lectionary brings us to Isaiah 42:1-9. This is the famous “Suffering Servant” passage that foreshadows Jesus’ ministry of passion. Juliana...
These Own Your Faith videos are fun to make. They are designed to help our High School freshmen and their mentors engage with the monthly topics throughout the...
I was very happy to discover a kindred spirit through the help of Twitter. Christopher B. James is a PhD Candidate at Boston University School of Theology in Practical Theology with a dual-concentration in Church & Society and Evangelism. He blogs about it at...
I needed to take a little break from sermon writing this afternoon, so I found myself standing in front of my bookshelf and letting my eyes wander. I do that sometimes. It seems like the Spirit often draws me there because there is something I need to read. One...
