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November 2016

November 19, 2016

Notes from the Babylonian Homefront

This house is too comfortable to keep referring to it as hanging around in Babylon....

November 07, 2016

Preventing Grace Election Night Live Blog

Bookmark this post and visit on Election Night for my live blog! ...

July 2016

July 04, 2016

Notes from the Road: Independence Day

Which, after one more long slog should mean independence from the car. As in, we...

June 2016

June 20, 2016

Off we go to the

wild blue yonder. Off to California, Oregon, and lots of interesting places. Tried to put...

January 2016

January 23, 2016

Saturday on the Links

Wasn't half wrong about the rich and bubbly cold. Went to bed in the latter...

January 02, 2016

Shiny New Saturday on the Links

Just a few links for this first Saturday of the year. First up, here's Matt...

August 2015

August 24, 2015

So Much Flesh, So Little Time

Spent the weekend thinking about the consequences of bad theology. Theology matters and there...

August 19, 2015

The Preach Moment

I know, I know, you're all frothing to hear how my first day of school...

November 2014

November 13, 2014

Throwback Thursday: the Sun

We've possibly escaped the snow for a couple of days. Nearly did pray that it...

October 2014

October 22, 2014

Wordy Wednesday: For Want of a Marker

Enough of death and suffering. Going to shelve that for a bit and try to...

October 20, 2014

The Way of Death

Got into an argument with Matt this weekend. Not like a real argument, just one...

October 19, 2014

A Crisp Cold Sunday

I'm trying a new less fancy blogging app. It is obnoxiously low tech. I can...

June 2014

June 19, 2014

SDfAoWOP: the Commander

I am now truly going out of order, wandering around in the maze of scripture,...

May 2014

May 17, 2014

Saturday on the Links

Matt has hustled Romulus off to a baseball "game"...srsly, why do little boys have to...

April 2014

April 03, 2014

Seven Signs of Health in the World Vision Controversy

1. Evangelicals by and large did not waver or wither under the weight of collaborationist

March 2014

March 20, 2014

Hell and the Love of God

A number of critics attack the character of God's love for all humanity by comparing...

March 14, 2014

Being a Pastor in Binghamton

Since moving to Binghamton in June of 2002 I've come to think of this as...

March 14, 2014

Sins of the Intellect

Just about every sermon I've heard on the book of Job makes much of the...

March 12, 2014

Hate the Sin/Love the Sinner?

Micah J. Murray is "finished" with the slogan: "hate the sin and love the sinner"....

March 10, 2014

The False Gospel of Human Sufficiency

Here's Sunday's sermon on Peter's denial in Mark 14, "The False Gospel of Human Sufficiency"...

March 10, 2014

Preaching Temptations

From an old sermon..."The desire to please people is poison for disciples. It leads to...

March 04, 2014

Daily Bible Reading: Five Points on How to Develop the Habit

Ever started a bible reading plan and petered out after a week or two? Maybe...

March 04, 2014

not ready for lent, gratuitous picture of little girls at their favorite game

The little girls love to "speech". They take turns. They wave their arms and shout....

March 01, 2014

What is Lent?

I shot this brief video (around 7 minutes) to explain the purpose of the season...

February 2014

February 27, 2014

Feeding Baby Ravens

Job has always been a difficult book for me (not that I'm unique in that)....

February 25, 2014

Honoring Jesus With Your Lips

This Sunday I preached on Mark's account of Jesus' arrest in Mark 14:43-52. Judas betrays...

February 21, 2014

Did the Apostles Believe They Were Inspired?

A favorite proposition of those who discount New Testament authority goes something like this: "The...

February 18, 2014

Slavery in the Bible, It’s Not What You Think

We started our new teaching series on slavery in the bible during Christian Education this...

February 17, 2014

That’s Your Interpretation…

"That's just your interpretation. There are many others, so why should I believe yours?" You've...

February 17, 2014

Jesus Without Shiny Teeth

Jesus in the garden experiences crippling fear, anxiety, sorrow. And there’s nothing wrong with him....