Sabbath as Resistance
God said above all the commandments to remember the Sabbath and that the person who does not keep the Sabbath should be removed from the community or even put to death (Ex 31:12-17). Why is Sabbath so...
17 Maj 201520min
Rethinking Social Justice--Me and We
In this sermon I look at two aspects of our Christian Faith--The Me Gospel or personal salvation and The We Gospel of the kingdom or social justice. These are like two sides of the same coin. When we ...
12 Maj 201518min
James : Pray, Praise, Confess (the last James sermon)
This is the conclusion to my series on the book of James. James is giving advice for staying a doer of the word throughout all of life's circumstances. We should lean into God through prayer and prais...
5 Maj 201520min
Of Members and Baptized Babies
On April 26 Westminster Church accepted 5 new members and we did an infant baptism. I took a few minutes to explain membership and baptism and what we believe about them.
27 Apr 201510min
James Pt 10: Establish Your Heart
In James 5:7-12, James encourages his readers to be patient and establish their hearts because Christ is coming back. But shouldn't Christ's return mean we should be doing more?
27 Apr 20158min
James Pt 9: Wealth and Works
James has some harsh and bity words to say to the rich in this passage. But does God think we should all be poor? Here I compare a few other texts to try to develop a theology of wealth and possessi...
21 Apr 201520min
Daybreak, Henri Nouwen, and Me
I recently took a trip to Toronto, Canada to do research on Henri Nouwen. Nouwen was a Dutch Catholic priest who taught at Notre Dame, Yale Divinity School, and Harvard Divinity School. He wrote a n...
13 Apr 201523min
Easter 2015- The Resurrection Life
This is my sermon from Easter 2015. I use the story of the road to Emmaus to talk about the meaning of Christ's resurrection. It is about more than "God-talk." It is about living the Resurrection L...
11 Apr 201516min
