Sermon: Christ the King — Revelation 1:4b-8, John 18:33-37
I have posted my sermon for today on my sermon blog. It’s my sermon for Christ The King Sunday for this year — based on Revelation 1:4b-8 and John 18:33-37 — and entitled “Is Christ Your King?” Here’s a potion of it: In 1957 the Board of the Ideal Toy Company

Sermon — Mark 13:1-13
I have posted today’s sermon on my sermon blog. It’s based on Mark 13:1-13 and entitled “Rules For Thrival”. Here’s a portion of it: In a very real way, military personnel – especially those who have gone through the armies Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape School – called SERE School for short – know what it’s like to have days when things happen quickly and very little makes sense. Their day might start with their falling out of a helicop

Are You One Of Those “Blessing People”?
One of the speakers at the Wee Kirk Conference at Montreat this year was Reggie McNeal, a noted Church consultant who lives in Columbia, SC. Reggie spoke of the need for us to let our relationship with Christ make a difference in our lives and share the difference Christ makes in our lives with others. Reggie related how the folks at one church he was working with began making a habit out of asking folks they met every day: “What can I pray for God to bless you with today?” or, if someone shared a problem they were having they might respond by saying “I’m going to pray for God to bless you”. This simpl

Why Did They Not Get Involved?
I saw this on CNN while eating lunch today and couldn’t help shaking my head in disbelief. It seems that a girl was raped outside a dance in California — and although a number of people saw it happen no one tried to stop it. Why not? Were they afraid? Were they enjoying watching it? Did they just not care? It baffles me that people would see such a heinous act being committed and not try to stop it. We need to work to make our communities better — and get involved. You read about the incident and watch videos here. I’d love

Sermon: Matthew 23:1-12
I have posted my sermon from yesterday on my sermon blog. Based on Matthew 23:1-12, it’s my All Saints Day sermon for this year and entitled “What Do They See”? Here’s several snippets of it: A young girl was visiting a church one Sunday and was impressed with the stained glass windows of the Saints that were along the walls of the church. The windows were particularly beautiful that day as the sun shone brightly through them — making their colors brilliant