Sermon Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 July 7, 2013 “Commissioned to Serve”
Sitting on the District Committee on Ministry for over 10 years, I’ve learned a great deal about what it means to be “commissioned to serve”. I’ve met individuals who are […]
Sitting on the District Committee on Ministry for over 10 years, I’ve learned a great deal about what it means to be “commissioned to serve”. I’ve met individuals who are […]
Once again, Luke has captured an intriguing scene in which excuses are offered and Jesus rejects them as illegitimate. No time for God? Nonsense! But, it is the opening passage […]
At first glance, this is a fanciful tale from another time…a time when ignorance played a part in diagnosing the most common of human maladies. I guess we can be […]
Thankfully, as I get older, the admonishments laid on me by my parents when I was just a kid, are fading. Age and time have distanced me from the disappointment […]
In this passage from the Letter to the Roman Church, Paul outdoes himself. He’s still wordy but somehow, there is clarity and substance in what he says not only for […]
Today we celebrate the birth of the Christian Church. Unlike our birthdays there are no candles on a cake to blow out and no presents to open. This birthday […]
Leonard Sweet, a United Methodist Minister views this passage and others like it, which deal with the idea of “Love” in this way…”Love is less what you […]
Nobody likes change. We all know that about ourselves and about others. But we also know that change is inevitable. Things change; we change and the […]
At first glance, this is just a confusing conversation, one of many I’m afraid, between Jesus and those listening to him. They want plain talk regarding Jesus and his […]
I have a lot of nice memories of a lot of wonderful Easters. They date back to my earliest childhood years and now that I think of it, a lot […]