The Blame Game
Governor Mike Huckabee got himself in a heap of trouble after the shootings in Connecticut when he said this: “We ask why there is violence in our schools, but we have systematically removed God from...
View ArticleMillennials and the Worshiping Church
Much of the talk among my social media church people these days is about what we need to do to get the Millennial Generation back in the church. Rachel Held Evans wrote a piece on cnn.com’s belief blog...
View ArticleTelling the Story
Judges 2:6-12, 16-19 A sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho November 16, 2014 In our Year of the Bible readings, you won’t read the Book of Judges until Advent, so I’m...
View ArticleBaptism by Fire
A sermon preached on Pentecost at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho May 24, 2015 Acts 2:1-21 Ezekiel 31:1-14 I read and preach these texts every year. They are some of my favorite...
View ArticleWhat Makes a Christian
Today Pope Francis questioned whether or not Donald Trump is a Christian. Pope Francis said, A “person who thinks only about building walls, wherever they may be, and not building bridges, is not...
View ArticleEmpowered to Console
A sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho May 22, 2016 2 Corinthians 1:1-11 Last week, on Pentecost, we spoke of how God empowers our gifts; of how our gifts become more...
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