Book burnings. King James Version worship. Mother Teresa? What did she write that would make her a heretic? Possibly some hint of criticism of “faith” over “works”? These people seem to think they “do God’s will” by taking...
As I'm finishing up my sermon for Sunday, I'm really loving Eugene Peterson's version of this text in The Message (with my emphasis added) : Matthew 6:24-34 (The Message) 24 "You can't worship two gods at once. Loving one god, you'll...
via Ryan Beiler, pointing to Ted Olsen’s comments on J.P. Moreland’s “How Evangelicals Became Over-Committed to the Bible and What Can Be Done About It.”
Ryan observes:
It’s refreshing to hear such criticism coming...
Here is an excellent sermon on the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37) by Rev. Edward Markquart. Markquart's site is a frequent stop in my sermon preparation, and I particularly like this one. My sermon is almost, but not quite yet done. Sometimes I read...
*No, not me. Please, I've only been a pastor for four years. Thankfully, it is a little early to feel burnt-out yet. I have my days, of course, and times when a particular event/person/situation makes me feel a touch of burnout. But I'm still...