Musings on Faith, Culture and ADHD
I've never been the guy that people want to hang out with. I've never been the person that people really want to confide in. For the most part, I've been the guy on the outside of the group. None of this means that I have no friends. It does mean that there is a certain... Continue Reading →
The sermon podcast is at the bottom of this post. Matthew 28:1-10 and Acts 10:34-43 Easter Sunday April 20, 2014 First Christian Church Mahtomedi, MN It was the poet T.S. Elliot that once said that April was the cruelest month. Living as we do in the Northern United States, we know that April is all... Continue Reading →
1 Corinthians 11:23-26 About fifteen years ago, I saw a wonderful movie called Soul Food. The movie was about an African American family in Chicago where the family gathered weekly after church for a meal cooked by the matriarch of the family. The meal was filled with things that I love: fried chicken, collard greens,... Continue Reading →
Matthew 21:1-11 and Phillipians 2:5-11 Palm Sunday April 13, 2014 First Christian Church Mahtomedi, MN If you were watching the recently concluded Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, you might have caught a commercial that has gone viral. It’s an ad for Cadillac and features a well-dressed man comparing hard-working, some might say overworked Americans to... Continue Reading →
On Saturday, Methodist pastor Alan Bevere wondered why mainline churches are losing their young adults. This was my response. This is probably going to be a future blog post, but I will offer a few observations. First, mainline churches have done a poor job when it comes to campus ministry with one exception: the Lutherans.... Continue Reading →
"Be in the world, but not of the world." That was a phrase I heard a lot when I was growing up. In my evangelical upbringing, there was a stress about living where we are, but not follow the ways of the world. According to the phrase, we are to follow Jesus and not gods... Continue Reading →
A Year A Palm Sunday sermon from 2011. “To Be Continued…” Philippians 2:5-11 and Matthew 27:11-54 April 17, 2011 (Palm Sunday) First Christian Church Minneapolis, MN About a 10 years ago, I was driving down I-35W from Edina to Minneapolis. All of the sudden, the traffic just stopped. Now usually if there is a traffic... Continue Reading →
Ezekiel 37:1-14 Fifth Sunday of Lent April 6, 2013 First Christian Church Mahtomedi, MN It’s finally happened- I get to preach a sermon about zombies. Popular culture has had a fascination with the living dead. The television show, The Walking Dead, is a hit series. Zombies have made it to the big screen as well:... Continue Reading →
Psalm 23 Fourth Sunday in Lent March 30, 2014 First Christian Church Mahtomedi, MN I can be a nervous flier. My fear of flying hasn’t stopped me from getting on a plane on a regular basis. I’ve flown international flights to Europe, South America and Asia. You are really dealing with your fears when you... Continue Reading →
John 4:4-42 Third Sunday in Lent March 23, 2014 First Christian Church Mahtomedi, MN Life in a small town is interesting. I grew up in a city that had about 150,000 in my childhood and I was only a short distance from the Detroit Metro Area with a population of 4 million. So as a... Continue Reading →
The Clockwork Pastor 