Sunday, June 28, 2009

Where Is God In All This?

With the prevalence of evil and the atrocities committed against humankind there are inevitable moments when we are left wondering about the presence of God.

Genesis 1-3, Mark 1 

Sunday, June 21, 2009

Is Today The Big Day?

The history of the church is littered with the tombstones of apocalyptic speculators and doomsday predictors; those whose prognostications of the end of the world came and went.  In regard to last things it is our Lord who offers the final word.

Matthew 24-25

Sunday, June 14, 2009

ON HYPOCRISY: Toxic Religion

With reverential demeanor, a stained-glass voice, the occasional use of religious jargon such as “eschatology” there is nothing easier to fake than the Christian faith.  Some of the strongest words of Jesus were directed toward those he deemed as hypocrites.

Matthew 23

Sunday, June 7, 2009

On Community

The biblical idea of church extends far beyond today’s notion of an architectural structure.  The church is a community of faith living not only in special relationship to God but intimately with fellow believers.

Matthew 18