Sermon text: 1 Samuel 3 Something sacred happens at dusk. The purple and orange clouds in the western sky herald the sun just set. The green of leaves and grass deepen like the sea, and the brown woods blacken. There is just enough light to see and search, just enough...
Mountaintops and the Art of Freedom
Sermon Texts Exodus 20:1-17 (The Ten Commandments) Matthew 5:1-12 (The Beatitudes) For the YouTube of the sermon, click here. Mountaintops: Touching the heavens, we fancy them closer to God. Up in the thin air, we survey the mountain range and the valley below. The...
Ryan and Julia Sapena Wedding Homily, September 30, 2023
Ryan, on behalf of everyone gathered here, thank you for proposing to Julia. Julia, we thank you for saying yes. Some here have known and loved Ryan for a very long time, and others, Julia. All of us gathered here have come to love you both as a couple, and we are...
Realizing Hope: Sermon on Romans 5:1-5
Therefore, since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have obtained access to this grace in which we stand; and we boast in our hope of sharing the glory of God. And not only that, but we also boast in our...
Jesus and the Rich Man Meet at a Fork In the Road
Blessed are the merciful, for the will receive mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God (Matthew 5:7-8). The following is the text of a sermon delivered at North Broad Baptist Church in Rome, Georgia on October 10, 2021 Sermon Text: Mark 10:17-31...
Unassailable Security and the Way of the Cross
From the cross, the furthest point from unassailable security, God’s power emerged in Christ, saving the world.
Use Psalm 23 For Sleeping and Waking
A fresh reading of the most familiar psalm.
Liminal Space: Grace Where Things Fall Apart
When God makes no sense in your story, you may find that you make more sense in God’s story.
Was Jesus a Religious Man?
An affirmation of religion in an age of doubt.
Intimacy With God: To Trust or Not to Trust
How Jesus’ invitation to intimacy still challenges us.
The Promise After the Planting: Growing Faith on the Farm
How my mother passed on farm-grown faith to me.
Beyond Happiness: Moving Through Grief to Christmas Joy
Share with a grieving or lonely friend this Christmas season.