preaching

  • Messianic virtue

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    Jesus rejects Peter’s protection; not because it is wrong, but because it itself is a rejection of true messianic virtue.

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  • Come Sunday and Our Cynical Response to Preaching

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    The Film, Come Sunday shows what happens when a pentecostal preacher gets a message from Jesus about Hell and how the people refuse to take responsibility for their cynical response. [This is a reflection on the church through the lens of the film Come Sunday. If you are not familiar with the story of Carlton…

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  • How a slashed tire reveals the gospel

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    Saturday I found out that my back tire was slashed. Nothing says “good morning” like a neighbor telling you the day’s plans are derailed for you and maybe 30 other people. That’s how many others were in the same boat. All afternoon, I saw others scoping us out. It felt like a “You too?” or…

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  • “Spotlight” Is the Epiphany On Film

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    They were Jesus to people who couldn’t find Jesus in the pulpit or the pew. This is Christ revealed to the world. This is the Epiphany in action today. Jesus is revealed through mercy The Epiphany | Matthew 2:1-12 Spotlight Monday, I was one of two people in the theater watching Spotlight. If you don’t know…

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  • Sermon as Teaching

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    My Dad’s a good preacher. He isn’t the lift the roof off the rafters type. Nor is he egg-heady with scattered references to German theologians. And he isn’t a daily living preacher, either. He doesn’t do genre. He does story and he tries to make sense of the gospel and what people are dealing with…

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