Sunday Sermon Synopsis for 1/10: What do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul? Mk. 8:36

Sometimes pure logic is translated by others as insignificant illogic. Take for example, my son. Andrew, who like his dad before him, was not exactly a stellar college student. Yea, he graduated with a 3.0, which is good, but it’s certainly short of great. But what would torque me was when he would bring home … [Read more…]

Sunday Sermon Synopsis for 1/3: If God is for us, who can ever be against us? Ro.8:31

When the “handwriting on the wall” for my departure from my previous pastorate couldn’t be more clear, one of my friends said to me, “Don’t worry, I’ve got your back”. Days later, I resigned – and that friend has barely spoken to me since. Then last New Year’s, another friend wrote to me something similar: … [Read more…]

Sunday Sermon Synopsis for 12/27: Didn’t You know that I must be in My Father’s house? Lu.2:49

When my son, Andy, was but a toddler, I took him to a local hobby shop. Both of us were fascinated with model trains. We wanted to add something to our platform, maybe another set of switches, or maybe a new boxcar. What we looked for was thoroughly unimportant. But what was inestimably important was … [Read more…]