SERMONS

What is there to be said about forgiveness when we live in a world that has no real concept of it? Where, when you live in a small town, everyone still remembers that one time you did that one thing and no one will ever let you forget that they remember. When you are defined by that old sin, that old post, that old harsh word, that one time you just lost it and you’ve been embarrassed and ashamed ever since. What can we say about forgiveness in a country where one wrong word

It’s time for some disagreement! Yesterday was August 15, which is one of the most widely celebrated Christian festivals, for one of the most well-known people in the Bible. Millions and millions of people all over the world are talking about Mary this weekend. But we don’t even agree on what to call the day! The Roman Church calls it “The Assumption of Mary” from the belief that Mary was bodily assumed, taken into heaven instead of dying. The Eastern Orthodox observe the fe

"Jesus told them another parable: The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which someone found and hid; then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls; on finding one pearl of great value, he went and sold all that he had and bought it."--Matthew 13 For most of my life, I heard Jesus’ words in Matthew 13 as an exhortation to us—we are to be like the man who finds