This is part four of a five part series on Jesus and Nationalism. It reads as one fluid written sermon so you may want to read the rest of the series. I have never spoken this sermon but figured I would use the blog to get the text out there… ————————————————— So, lets return to where we began this morning. Does the painting that puts Jesus in the center of our national identity help or harm the cause of the... Read more
This is part four of a five part series on Jesus and Nationalism. It reads as one fluid written sermon so you may want to read the rest of the series. I have never spoken this sermon but figured I would use the blog to get the text out there… ————————————————— Now lets turn back to Luke chapter 2 for a moment. We started with a question about if Caesar Augustus is important to the story that Luke is trying... Read more
This is part three of a five part series on Jesus and Nationalism. It reads as one fluid written sermon so you may want to read the rest of the series. I have never spoken this sermon but figured I would use the blog to get the text out there… ——————————————————————– And it is to a question regarding some of these particular kinds of coins that I want to shift our attention for a moment. In Luke chapter 20 we... Read more
This is part two of a five part series on Jesus and Nationalism. It reads as one fluid written sermon so you may want to read the rest of the series. I have never spoken this sermon but figured I would use the blog to get the text out there… ————————————————————– Earlier I had you turn to Luke chapter two which is the longest account we have in the bible of the birth of Jesus. Let’s read verse one together:... Read more
The next several posts are going to be in the form of a written sermon. I have never spoken this sermon but figured I would use the blog to get the text out there. It will be broken up into five posts over the next two weeks. Read the rest of the series. ————————————————————– I want to invite you to turn in a bible to Luke chapter 2. This is one of our primary texts that we will be looking... Read more
The following is a re-post from the early days of blogging (October 4, 2008). This truly was an interesting experience and one that shaped my view of politics in many ways. Keep in mind that this is prior to the last presidential primary election in 2008… ———————————————————————————————- The other day my wife and I went to Wal-Mart to fill a prescription. We have recently moved to a new apartment. When we saw the booth at the front of the store... Read more
This is the tenth and final post in a series titled: Earthquakes… Signs of the Times? I invite you to read the rest of the series here to catch up (the first post would be extremely helpful)… ———————————————————————— We began this series with the observation that the combination of attributing natural disasters to God’s judgment and popular futurist eschatology can lead to some very practical questions regarding supposed ‘signs of the times.’ This link makes it quite easy to entertain... Read more
John Stott has written his final book, The Radical Disciple. In this short Video Blog, I explore the major ideas of one chapter in particular called “Creation Care.” Watch the video below and then leave any comments that you may have… ANY THOUGHTS? ——————————— UPDATE: I accidentally said “2015” when citing a statistic that should actually be “2050” when the estimated population growth will be at 9.5 Billion people. Read more
This is the ninth post in a series titled: Earthquakes… Signs of the Times? I invite you to read the rest of the series here to catch up (the first post would be extremely helpful)… ——————————————————————– So far we have examined some “big picture” themes from Mark 13. Our next step is to attempt to place the text within context of the canon of Scripture. In regards to issues of meaning, we made an interpretive decision to give the whole... Read more
This is the eighth post in a series titled: Earthquakes… Signs of the Times? I invite you to read the rest of the series here to catch up (the first post would be extremely helpful)… ——————————————————— Here is the text that needs to be dealt with in order to close some open-ended questions that still may linger about this passage as it relates to earthquakes and other natural disasters as signs of the end-times: 24 “But in those days, following... Read more
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