Then Jacob woke from his sleep and said, “Surely the LORD is in this place—and I did not know it!” Jacob’s story today is a claim of sacred geography. “Surely God is in this place.” The claim is surprising. God is in the “place,” the “holy place,” of people of Haran, not followers of theContinue reading “Surely God is in the place, and I didn’t realize. Sermon from July 17, 2011”
Category Archives: Living Globally
El Salvador and Resurrection
¡Romero Vive! This shout echoes from the voices and lives of Salvadorans as we march through the streets of San Salvador. 30 years ago the country lost its archbishop to an assassin’s bullet. Oscar Romero was targeted because he proclaimed that Christianity was good news for the poor, that Christian life demands standing for freedomContinue reading “El Salvador and Resurrection”
South Africa
I just went and saw Invictus. It made me miss South Africa. Thought I’d share a video from my friend Ryan who is living there for now.