Peace is always at a premium. Whether it is world peace or inner peace, peace is not easy to come by, and a most prized possession to those who have it. Outrage is easy. Just open Google News in another tab. I can almost guarantee you will find something outrageous. You may find yourself more…
Category: Gospel
I like big “BUTS” and I cannot lie
When the song, “I like big butts and I cannot lie” was at its zenith and featured in Disney’s brilliant animation, Shrek, I wanted to use that phrase as a sermon title. BUT caution got the better of me. So, here I am, all these years later, randomly remembering that the biggest—and best—”buts” the world…
The GreyBeard Chronicles: “Do I Disappoint You, God?”
I was speaking with a Christian friend yesterday. She said, “I think I am such a disappointment to God.” To this, I replied, “No, you are not.” It is, I believe, impossible to disappoint God. We may displease Him, but we cannot disappoint Him. Disappointment is born of unfulfilled expectations. We anticipate a certain day…
Grace Anatomy: Deserve’s Got Nothing To Do With It
This being the Thanksgiving season shouldn’t thanksgiving always be in season? I thought I would take the next few blog entries and talk about grace. Of all the things we need in this world food, shelter, clothing, security, etc. nothing is more essential to our well-being than the grace of a good God. But…
But I am Poor and Needy
But I am poor and needy; Make haste to me, O God! You are my help and my deliverer; O LORD, do not delay. Psa. 70:5 (NKJV) I saw him again today, this frail old man, dirty, heavily bearded, hollow-eyed and gaunt. He sits on the median of a busy intersection near my home, holding…
The Cross: God’s Answer to Our Questions
What does a Roman cross stabbed into the ground outside the gates of Jerusalem more than two thousand years ago have to do with anything going on in my life today? Everything!
CrackBerry Christians
This sermon is from the archives of FirstNetChurch.com, a now-defunct site I oversaw a couple years ago. I plan to move all of the sermons from that podcast to this site. I will also add new content along the way.
Boston: Reflections on a Journey
Now that I am comfortably settled back into my little nook (or cranny, if you will), I find myself prone to reflection upon our trip to Boston. I think I can best express my thoughts and feelings by suggesting and enlarging upon four words… Patriotism With the “ask not what your country can do for…
An Easter Message: The Living Among the Dead
“And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead?” Luke 24:5 It was an honest mistake these women made. They were heart-broken. The One in Whom they had placed all their hope and trust had been brutally murdered before…