Funerals are a place where we pastors can be guilty of lying…a lot. Maybe I’m just speaking for myself. So this is my confession: how to do I lie at funerals? I almost always talk about the person who passed away as definitely being in heaven. As if there is no question about their eternalContinue reading “Why pastors lie at funerals”
Monthly Archives: January 2016
How to have a healthy marriage
I couldn’t really be honest and call this post “How to have a healthy marriage” and then tack on the scripture from our series in Luke on the end of the title like I normally do. The reason is that Jesus doesn’t really teach how to have a healthy marriage. He basically says that weContinue reading “How to have a healthy marriage”
Law & Marriage…go together like a horse and carriage?
I am finding Luke 16 to be exceedingly confusing. As if verses 1-15 and the Parable of the Shrewd Steward weren’t difficult enough (I preached on them this past Sunday…you can read about that sermon here and here), this coming Sunday I’m focusing on verses 14-18 which put Law and Marriage together, and I’m notContinue reading “Law & Marriage…go together like a horse and carriage?”
Unraveling Jesus’ most confusing parable (the Shrewd Steward…and how it matters) – Luke 16:1-15
Would Jesus teach his disciples to do something evil? Specifically, did he say “Use your money to buy friends?” It seems so, as I mentioned last week. Yet, we know Jesus, and it’s pretty clear that he wouldn’t teach his disciples to do something so wrong. So it is surprising when we read this inContinue reading “Unraveling Jesus’ most confusing parable (the Shrewd Steward…and how it matters) – Luke 16:1-15”
That time Jesus told us to do evil
Yeah. That time Jesus told us to be evil. For real. He did. Is there a catch? Though I’ve barely written ten words, you’re probably suspecting that there’s a catch. There’s no way I would believe that Jesus told us to do evil, would I? Except that this is what he Jesus said: “I tellContinue reading “That time Jesus told us to do evil”
How an old painting can change your life – Luke 15
Years ago a guy by the name of Henri Nouwen sat in front of an old painting hanging in a old art museum in Russia. He stared at the painting, studying it for six straight hours. It changed his life. You can read all about it in his powerful book, The Return of the ProdigalContinue reading “How an old painting can change your life – Luke 15”
How God feels about you when you feel lost
Ravi Zacharias tells a story about two English Navy men on leave for the weekend. They decide to go to a local pub and enjoy themselves. As you can imagine, they get wasted. Eventually they leave the pub walking through the city for hours only to realize they are hopelessly lost. So they ask aContinue reading “How God feels about you when you feel lost”
What does it really mean to follow Jesus? Luke 14:25-35
Just as the military recruiter had a wonderful offer for me, to be a chaplain, Jesus has an offer for you: Are you interested in being his disciple? And just as I had to consider how becoming a military chaplain would affect my family and my church, Jesus says that before becoming his disciple, weContinue reading “What does it really mean to follow Jesus? Luke 14:25-35”
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