Sermon on the Old Testament Reading Scripture: Isaiah 55:1-9 1All of you who are thirsty, come to the water! Whoever has no money, come, buy food and eat! Without money, at no… read more

Preaching: Ash Wednesday Sermon 1: Prayers We Don’t Pray Scripture: Psalm 51:1-17 1Have mercy on me, God, according to your faithful love! Wipe away my wrongdoings… read more

Numbers 21:4-9 On a recent road trip, my three-year-old niece Maya was driving her parents crazy. She needed juice, followed by a cookie, and then she needed to go to the… read more

Lent is here, a season that isn’t what it used to be. Robert Schuller updated things with a thought that would make Norman Vincent Peale proud, suggesting LENT should… read more

THE NATURE OF SIN GENESIS 2:15-17; 3:1-7 The word sin isn't in the text, but sin is its theme nonetheless. In fact, this passage contains the familiar story of the origin of… read more

Matthew 4:1-11 Most of the time, without any real thought, we do what we want to do and make inferior choices. We trivialize sin when we think of it as an error in judgment. Sin… read more