I saw the Simpsons in person

No not those Simpsons. I was at the Acadia Divinity College Simpson Lectures. This year’s topic was “Church Renewal”, one I have been very much looking forward to. I’ve been attending this annual Baptist conference for a 5 years now. Some years...

(Re)Claiming Evangelism – part 2

I realize in the post I made yesterday it may have made some uncomfortable. Not because the words I used. Not because I said something I shouldn’t have. But because what I talked about could invoke change. Change is scary. Change means we may lose some control....

Please Pass the Salt – Sermon, Feb. 6, 2011

“Please Pass the Salt” 1 Corinthians 2:1-16; Matthew 5:13-20 This morning we pick up our Gospel reading in Matthew immediately where we left off last week. Last week we talked about the Beatitudes, how people are blessed when they do the work of God in the world. How,...