Over the last 8 years my church has focused on slowly preaching through whole books of the Bible instead of focusing on individual topics. Especially in 2020, wouldn’t it be helpful to focus the sermons around racism, politics, and other culture dynamics? Though each of those topics has been highlighted, they have not been our…
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Looking Over the Edge of a Cliff (or the time I preached on God’s wrath on the disobedient)
Following my last post on two different ways to communicate for change, I thought I’d provide a real life example of speaking on a Biblical text that tries to change us by increasing the tension from the negative perspective. I hate heights. My hands get cold and wet. My heart beat races away. I never…
The Next Assignment
As I shared on Monday, God is taking Rose and me to a new place, or the next assignment as a friend of mine said to me last week. We are leaving Sunset after it being our church home and place of ministry for the past 5 years. Starting in September I will be the…
The Three
It happens every now and then but not often enough. It hasn’t rained in Portland for 2 weeks, and the majority of those days have been completely sunny. Good thing it doesn’t stay this way for long or the people from SoCal will come here. Here’s my favorite three articles and posts this week: 1.…