"God is an artist, not an industrialist."
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Where I read Dostoevsky’s “Demons” for the seventh time.
This Sunday the Gospel reading is the wilderness temptation of Christ in Matthew and I will preach a sermon called “Devil’s Bargain.”
Let the reader understand.
This U2 EP released on Ash Wednesday is just what we need. open.spotify.com/album/3vgnEc...
At Word of Life we have four Ash Wednesday services in the Upper Room with Communion and the imposition of ashes.
Noon, 5:30, 6:30, 7:30 PM CT
You are invited to join us in person or online.
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The assumption that allegiance pledged to a nation-state of this fallen age and the baptismal allegiance pledged to Christ will not come into conflict is the height of folly.
What did Jesus mean when he said he did not come to abolish the Law and the Prophets but to fulfill them?
That’s what this sermon is about.
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The Kingdom of Heaven Is Not Valhalla
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I felt like this was a timely sermon on the timeless Beatitudes.
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Jesus Christ was crucified
St. Paul was beheaded
Dietrich Bonhoeffer was hung
In the name of Law and Order
A Light In Dark Places
(A sermon for our times.)
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"And the government shall be upon his shoulder." -Isaiah 9:6
The government of God is the cross.
If it doesn't look like the cross, it's not the government (kingdom) of God.
"Take up your cross and follow me." -Jesus
Tomorrow’s sermon:
Four O’Clock in the Afternoon
Registration for our Lenten Retreat is now open! This will fill up quickly, so don’t delay.
This year’s theme:
RIVERS IN THE DESERT
Spiritual Well-being in a Materialist Age
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Bob Weir has died. 😢 Peri and I saw Dead and Company at the Sphere last May. It was the best show we’ve ever seen.
Tomorrow I’m preaching on the tenderness of Christ toward people who are like broken reeds and smoldering wicks.
I’ve been very upset by the senseless killing of Renee Nicole Good. I had a hard time sleeping last night. (A friend is a pastor to her parents.) So I pray. And then I listen to good music that reminds me there is goodness in this world and evil will not have the last word.
A war budget of 1.5 trillion dollars (proposed for 2027) is $4,322 for every man, woman, and child in America.
Mars is a voracious god.
(Artwork: “The Face of War,” Salvador Dalí, 1941)
The ten-week online course through “Demons”—Dostoevsky’s most prophetic novel—begins this evening!
You can participate live (with Q/A) or access the recordings later. Information and registration at wolc.com/demons.
“This Light from the Child in the Darkness”
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The study at sunrise on a Lord’s day morning.
Full Moon with Contrail 🌝
