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August 29, 2021 – Wisdom Is as Wisdom Does
James 1:1-12; 1 Kings 2:10-12, 3:3-14 August 29, 2021 How we can be wiser people I’m not sure it is a goal for my life to be considered a wise guy or not. So many connotations there – I could be a smart Alec or a mafia informant or something more like Solomon, all...
August 22, 2021 – How to Break a King’s Heart
I apologize for not recording the reading of the psalm. Psalm 111; 2 Samuel 18:5-15, 31-19:1 August 22, 2021 • Being honest in body, mind, and spirit Last week we went to a difficult place with King David. We walked with him into his violence with Uriah and Bathsheba....
August 15, 2021 – The Fruit of Our Sin
2 Samuel 11:26-12:14; Psalm 51:1-12 August 15, 2021 The Wreckage of Human Evil Today is all about heartache. You have suffered and lost. I have suffered and lost. Every character in this story has suffered and lost. You could even argue that God has suffered and...
August 8, 2021 – The Abdication of the Good
Psalm 14; 2 Samuel 11:1-15 August 8, 2021 The Abuse of Power Today is all about the abuse of power. As you might well imagine, that can occur anywhere, even in the church. Back when I was looking for my first church, I was approached by one church (actually in...
August 1, 2021 – But God Does Not
Psalm 89:20-37; 2 Samuel 7:1-14a Farmville Presbyterian Church August 1, 2021 God cannot be Housed When was the last time you heard one of our all-time favorite fairy tales, the Three Little Pigs? For some of you, it might have been a great, long while,...
July 25, 2021 – The King Needs a Home
Psalm 24; 2 Samuel 5:1-21 July 25, 2021 Creating a Capital for Israel There is something you must know about me. If the Olympics are going on, I am going to talk about them. I love the Olympics, not because I am necessarily some kind of super sports nut, because I...
July 18, 2021 – Lamenting about Change
Psalm 48; 2 Samuel 1:1, 17-27 July 18, 2021 Expressing our Hurting Hearts It is deeply difficult to appreciate just how profound and dramatic and chaotic change can be sometimes, even if we are expecting it, even if we are looking forward to it. Terribly difficult...
July 4, 2021 – Love and Strife
Psalm 130; 1 Samuel 17:55-18:16 July 4, 2021 Facing Adversity as Christians in a Nation [Bring the flag stand up to the pulpit.] This may be a bit of a surprising thing to do today. At least, I am counting on it being a surprise or strange thing to do, perhaps...