All Things New
1 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea…
A Shepherd on Mother’s Day
Today is Mother’s Day. Mother’s Day officially became a holiday in the U.S. in 1914. Anna Jarvis is credited with founding it. Mother’s Day began…
I Once Could See But Now I’m Blind
To read more from the David Brooks book DZ mentions, go here. To read more on the conversion songs he discusses, here. Or the conversion…
Jesus Grills Out
Trivia question. Here’s the clue. “Six months from now on July the 1st at 5pm at the Empire State Building.” From a famous a famous…
Don’t Miss Universe It
I have a friend, let’s call her Joan, who has been having a hard time for almost a decade. This includes legally, relationally, and with…
We Won’t Get Fooled Again?
Mary Magdalene, Joanna, and Mary the mother of James were among the women who were the first witnesses of the empty tomb, and the first…
Called Out
Here is David Zahl’s Good Friday sermon. To read the passage from W.H. Auden that he references, go here: https://www.mbird.com/2014/04/w-h-auden-was-there-on-good-friday/
The Betrayers and the Betrayed
I have a friend who recently took the plunge to spit into a tube and send it to Ancestry.com to see who he matched with…
Upside Down
Today is Palm Sunday, the day we remember the joyous and triumphant entry of Jesus into Jerusalem. Today is the day that we dip our…
Out of Nothing
You have to believe in resurrection from the dead if you watched the UVA Final Four game last night. One last shot in with .6…
Nice Day for a White Wedding
To read the wedding story Dave mentions in this sermon, go here. To watch the Alain de Botton’s “how to get married” video, go here.
A Flash in the Pan and the Great I Am
Most of us, as we get older, have trouble remembering names. That reminds me of the elderly couple having dinner together. The men, typically, were…