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learning to live and love intentionally
Simple church exists to cultivate calm, centered and compassionate lives by following a rule of life. As we enter into this fall and we re-launch our evening worship at 5pm on Sunday weekly (starting Sunday, September 11th), I thought it might be helpful to revisit what it means to live by a rule of life.…
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why I take the Bible seriously
A couple weeks ago I had a wonderful conversation with a bright and thoughtful young man about the Bible, faith, art, and existentialism. It was one of those moments when I thought, ‘Boy I must have the coolest job ever.’ He asked some really deep questions about life, the nature of reality and the purpose…
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a sermon on Pentecost in light of #GC2016
Excerpts from my sermon Sunday based on Acts 2:1-21. To all the liturgy nerds, yes I know that Pentecost was May 15th, not May 22nd, but we had to move the Christian calendar around to make it all work. (this is one reason I’m Methodist and not Episcopalian, flexibility) So the backdrop for a lot…
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the case for grace-based evangelism
excerpt from a sermon on John 21:1-14 We live in some pretty crazy and interesting times. There is a lot of skepticism about organized religion and the church in particular. And if we are being honest with ourselves we deserve some of it, maybe even most of it. Polls have shown that millennials see the…
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Lent 2016
The name of God is mercy. – Pope Francis To God, most gracious, most merciful… – Muslim prayers The LORD is good to all: with tender mercies are over all God’s works. – Psalm 145:9 ’Tis mercy all, immense and free; For, O my God, it found out me. – Charles Wesley What does the…