This last Sunday of the year and next Sunday, we will be hearing some hard things: hard to hear, perhaps hard to accept. The starting point is this: why is…
“Not one of us” (9:49). I am not interested in hindering others, but I am interested in strengthening the church: healthy, vital, vibrant, whole. The church is strengthened when we…
“Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth” (5:5). I’ve said before, I’ll say again: I do not like this word meek. I suppose no one wants meek…
Between the glory of Easter and the glory of Pentecost, I’m speaking about evangelism; a decline in evangelism, actually. We Presbyterians probably haven’t noticed it, as we haven’t historically invested…
Jesus emerges. He emerges from the bright, cool waters of the Jordan; he emerges from the hard, dark tomb. He reaches through the twilight of our confusion, our sorrow,…
Jesus came to do many interwoven things. Jesus came for one reason. We get it when people aren’t interested in Jesus despite our efforts—half-hearted or whole-hearted—our attempts to share…
Bible Text: John 6:56-69 | Preacher: Paul Kucera There are places in the Bible where I read and say, “no, no, that’s too much!” Too hard. I feel like closing…