TEXT Isaiah 43:16-21 Thus says the Lord, who makes a way in the sea, a path in the mighty waters, who brings out chariot and horse, army and warrior; they lie down, they cannot rise, they are extinguished, quenched like a wick: Do not remember the former things, or consider the things of old. I am about to do a new thing; now it springs … Continue reading Bible Leads: Isaiah 43:16-21
This week, as a pastor, I… shared the sermon time with a lady from Clark County Food Bank, helped teenagers look for God in times of uncertainty, turned in application for Leadership Clark County, moved family time to make room for an interview, helped a dude get clothes, read David and Goliath by Malcolm Gladwell, talked about it with colleagues, sorted frozen meats for the food bank, revisited … Continue reading This Week in Ministry
TEXT Luke 15:1-3; 11b-32 Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming near to listen to him. And the Pharisees and the scribes were grumbling and saying, “This fellow welcomes sinners and eats with them.” So he told them this parable: “There was a man who had two sons. The younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of the … Continue reading Bible Leads: Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32
This week, as a pastor I… talked about the future of children’s ministry at Orchards, considered Psalm 139 with teenage boys, sorted goods at the food bank, thought about hunger in its many forms, created an Individual Development Plan for myself and my work as a pastor, read David & Goliath by Malcolm Gladwell, talked about Adam & Eve, the imago dei, original sin and Baptism, gathered support … Continue reading This Week in Ministry (for last week)
I began itinerating when I graduated from high school in 1993. Since then… 1 year at Bluefield College as a commuter. 3 years at King College as a resident. 1 year with my parents as an unemployed college graduate. 2 years in Webster Groves, MO in the US-2 program. 1 year in Cambridge, UK in the Time for God program 8 months back living with my … Continue reading The Regretful Side of Itineracy
TEXT Isaiah 55:1-13 Ho, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and you that have no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread, and your labour for that which does not satisfy? Listen carefully to me, and eat what is good, and delight yourselves in … Continue reading Bible Leads: Isaiah 55:1-13
TEXT Luke 13:31-35 At that very hour some Pharisees came and said to him, ‘Get away from here, for Herod wants to kill you.’ He said to them, ‘Go and tell that fox for me, “Listen, I am casting out demons and performing cures today and tomorrow, and on the third day I finish my work. Yet today, tomorrow, and the next day I must … Continue reading Bible Leads: Luke 13:31-35
TEXT Luke 4:1-13 Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness, where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing at all during those days, and when they were over, he was famished. The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become … Continue reading Bible Leads: Luke 4:1-13 (Lent 1C)
TEXT Isaiah 58:1-12 Shout out, do not hold back! Lift up your voice like a trumpet! Announce to my people their rebellion, to the house of Jacob their sins. Yet day after day they seek me and delight to know my ways, as if they were a nation that practised righteousness and did not forsake the ordinance of their God; they ask of me righteous … Continue reading Bible Leads: Isaiah 58:1-12 (Ash Wednesday)
TEXT Luke 4:14-30 Then Jesus, filled with the power of the Spirit, returned to Galilee, and a report about him spread through all the surrounding country. He began to teach in their synagogues and was praised by everyone. When he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, he went to the synagogue on the sabbath day, as was his custom. He stood up … Continue reading Bible Leads: Luke 4:14-30
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