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Category Archives: Current Events
Sunday’s Sermon Today: Why Fair Doesn’t Matter & Other Kingdom Anomalies (Matthew 20:1-16)
Today’s scripture is one of those mysterious, this-isn’t-how-the-world-works kinds of things that always seems to grab my attention and make me wrestle with who I am as a person. See, I believe in “fair.” I say I got a double-dose … Continue reading
Sara Miles’ City of God: God Is Out There (Book Review)
Sara Miles, author of Jesus Freak and Take This Bread, returns with her third non-fiction exploration of a life of faith lived out loud. In City of God: Faith in the Streets, Miles traces her path through Ash Wednesday, 2012, as she bears the … Continue reading
Get Church Right: Is Church Irrelevant? (A Mustard Seed Musing)
I’ve had one of those conversations, the kind that makes you stop and think. A young adult (seriously, is that twenties? thirties?) asked me some questions that you wish everyone would be willing to wrestle with. He obviously thinks God … Continue reading
Kyle Idleman’s AHA: Pastor Shows Authenticity (Interview)
I almost forgot to ask him about his new book, Aha: The God Moment That Changes Everything. Kyle Idleman, teaching pastor at Southeast Christian Church (Louisville, Ky.), is just that likable. Before I knew it, he was asking me about the website (HollywoodJesus.com), … Continue reading
Sunday’s Sermon Today: Who’s Invited? (Luke 14:15-24)
If you were having a party, and you could only invite one person, who would it be? Five people? Fifty people? Obviously, the more people you could invite, the less selective you have to be. The thing about Jesus’ “Parable … Continue reading
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Sunday’s Sermon Today: Find Home (Luke 15:11-32)
Have you ever read a book that changed your life? I know I have. There are a few of them. In His Steps by Charles Sheldon. Not a Fan by Kyle Idleman. Hands Free Mama by Rachel May Shelton. Several years ago, I read Henri Nouwen’s … Continue reading
Sunday’s Sermon Today: Are You Convinced? (Luke 16:19-31)
Imagine the most luxurious house you’ve ever seen. Was it in a movie? Was it watching Cribs or The Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous? It’s the kind of house that screams excess, that has more rooms than you could visit on a weekend … Continue reading
Sunday’s Sermon Today: Get Found (Luke 15:1-10)
We think we get Jesus. Jesus, who performs miracles of healing. Jesus, who feeds many. Jesus, who teaches. Jesus, who dies one dark Friday and rises again on a Sunday. But our scripture today drops us right into the center of the … Continue reading
Life Of A King: Protect Your King (Movie Review)
Eugene Brown (Cuba Gooding Jr.) gets out of jail after eighteen years and can’t get a real job. That’s the trouble with being an ex-con: you never really get to lose the ‘con’. But a stint as a high school … Continue reading
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