Christianity – Page 76

Old Thoughts as Lent Begins

I always get a lot of hits around the start of Lent. My guess is that stuck pastors Google “Ash Wednesday Sermon” and my posts come up, but I thought I’d share some old reflections: https://christiandifferent.wordpress.com/category/ash-wednesday/

Church in the Mess

Travelling to Israel as a Christian Pilgrim, you see a lot of churches. I thought I’d write about just two that I’ve seen in the past few days. The first is in Galilee. Capernaum is a small town on the sea where God decided to go local. Jesus of Nazareth moved to town and mostContinueContinue reading “Church in the Mess”

Inside and Outside the Walls.

Jerusalem is real. I keep having to tell myself that. I am really here. I’ve spent the past several years learning about this place, and I’ve spent my life hearing stories that happened here. If you can say anything about Jerusalem, it is real. I keep having the experience of reality, stark and undefinable. IContinueContinue reading “Inside and Outside the Walls.”

Incarnation and beginnings

Sermon preached Dec. 27 at St Barnabas Church, Denver, CO How does it begin for you? Is there a moment that radically changes your narrative, the story of your life with God? “In the beginning,” these are the words that start the Gospel of John. “In the beginning.” John starts at the beginning because heContinueContinue reading “Incarnation and beginnings”