Faith Explorations
Prayer Moves Mountains
Today's Sermon focus Prayers are heard and God responds. It's a true thing. Yesterday, several of us from Celebration were at the memorial for Jackson Dunckel, the 13-year-old young man who took his own life. I had never met Jackson. I went to support Pastor James,...
Discerning Action and Rest
Today's Sermon focus There is a time for action and a time for rest. We need to discern the difference. I’ve been haunted by a particular scene in an old TV show for the past 25ish years. It was back when Martha Stewart was getting really big. The empire of Martha...
Drawing Near
Today's Sermon focus We serve the world when we serve those with the wounds we know. He Nate and I lost someone very dear to both of us this past week. We both met Greg independently of one another. Greg was Nate’s first patient at an outpatient orthopedic physical...
What Yoda Said
When I had a café, I used to employ a lot of young folks. Some of them were incredibly hard workers. Others of them, perhaps less so. But that’s OK because that’s what food service does for you. It teaches you to work hard, help one another, and take pride in your...
Jesus, Human Whisperer
Today's Sermon focus Jesus - the Human WhispererOur first dog was a beautiful little Pomeranian named Turtle. We called her Turtle, because when she was a puppy, her paws would all splay out to the side when she laid on her belly. And, while she was a beautiful dog,...
Following a Quantum God
Recently, I watched a video of the beginning of a professor’s class on quantum mechanics. You know, as you do…I’m a nerd. Anyway, in case you don’t remember, quantum mechanics is the study of atoms and sub-atomic particles. Quantum mechanics is different than...
Listening to the Spirit
Today's Sermon focus The Holy Spirit is here guiding you. Are you listening?When I was in high school, I went to Hamburg Germany for three weeks as an exchange student. While we went with classmates and a teacher, we lived with families, went to school, and lived the...
Conformity Does Not Equal Unity
Today's Sermon focus God calls us to unity that is deeper than conformity. We are called to be unified with diversity! In high school, I decided to try out for the Drill Team. They were so cool, doing these intricate and precise routines where everyone was perfectly...
Shape of Christ
Today's Sermon focus We are shaped by Christ in our bodies, our relationships, and our worldBack in the day, I sometimes watched Mystery Science Theater 3000. Remember this show? This show was comprised of two robots and a guy in silhouette making fun of B movies or...
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