Pentecost and the Tower of Babel
Pentecost is often consider a reversal of the Tower of Babel. Was the spreading of the nations in Genesis a curse, or a nudge to continue the blessing?
How Tired is Your Amen? A Sermon from Genesis 15:1-6
Abram began to doubt God’s promise. God took Abram under the night sky and said “count the stars” that’s how many children you will have. Abram’s “Amen” needed reassurance. He said Amen and it was reckoned to him as righteousness.
Count the Stars | A Cartoonist’s Guide to Genesis 15:1-6
Download PowerPoint and Image Pack The Narrative Lectionary takes us to Genesis 15:1-6 this week. Abram begins to doubt God’s promise. God asks him to count the stars. That’s how many children Abram and Sarai will have. Abram believed God...
Laughter is Born | A Sermon from Genesis 18:1-15
What makes you laugh? Abraham and Sarah laughed at God’s ridiculous promise that Sarah would have a child in her old age. Their cynical laugh was not unfounded as it came from a place of shame and disapointment. Yet, God demonstrated that God’s desire is...
A Cartoonist’s Guide to Genesis 2:18-25
This is the first week of the Narrative Lectionary for Fall 2019. Here we see original creation. Humanity is the interdependent relationship of plurality. We are not alone. We are created in and for community. We are one flesh. We were meant to be naked and unashamed with each other, fully present as helper and partner.