May God hear our words and our hearts and spare those in dire need.
All by Glenn Pemberton
If I Could Talk to the President (Part 2)
Today we continue our singalong with Proverbs by examining two more closely related principles about speech.
If I Could Talk to the President (Part 1)
Especially after spending a year in the book of Proverbs, I would do my best to convey a few ideas about speech that are true for everyone—and remarkably so for a leader.
A Teacher's Prayer
Dear God, here they come,
twenty, forty, sixty, and more.
Oh God, steady my knees,
and nail my feet to the floor.
"Writing as a Way of Healing" (DeSalvo)
Have you ever considered writing your story or stories? Or perhaps thought that what happened (or is happening) to you needs expression… if only you could write.
Don, John, Juan - Jesus and Jesús
It’s important to recognize our positions of power and how we might misuse our power to serve our prejudice
Imbedded Thorns (and thanks to Mick)
Thanks to God's grace I was able to preach complete sermons in both first and second services at Highland this past Sunday morning.
Walking the High Wire without a Net (This Sunday!)
I can't remember the last time I preached. I believe it was two years ago, perhaps longer.
One More Time - This Year
For a couple of weeks I will be away from my blogging position, hoping to come back strong.
4th and 7th for the 2nd Time
Now we come to even more serious situations—not a mere financial crisis but a financial collapse.
4th and 7th to Go
Before we get too excited about seeing our debts float down river, I must point out that Israel’s system of loans and debts is a world away from our own.
Yet - from Balkan Voices
What is the difference between reasoned encouragement that penetrates the soul and glib phrases that skate off our skin?
A Whale of a Tale
Nothing "spiritual" today—unless you consider the magnificence of creation something of spiritual wonder.
I Remember - from Rusty Tugman (on His Son's Birthday)
How could I forget the one who made known to me a kind of love that runs so deep it cannot be explained?
South from Alaska (bummer)
Alaska was everything and more than I ever expected it to be.
North to Alaska
I will be back to the blog soon, but for now just imagine me on the deck of a majestic ship waving good bye
For London and Britain
Lord, it’s true you have been our help,
generation after generation.
Before you gave birth to mountains,
to the earth or inhabited world,
A Post You Will Hate (But Should Really Read)
Let’s assert, for the sake of argument, that our nation was founded to be a Christian nation. What, then, does the Lord expect of such a nation?
A Book You Will Hate (But Must Read)
Reality, Grief, Hope: Three Urgent Prophetic Tasks by Walter Brueggemann.
The Ballad of Pretty and Ugly
In the world of ancient Israel and the text of the Old Testament we stumble over one name after another that means something (often a clue or insight into the story we are reading).