Whosoever Living
“What I must do is all that concerns me, not what the people think. … It is the harder because you will always find those who think they know what is your duty better than you know it. It is easy in the world to
Making Room in God’s Embrace
Faith United Church of Christ, Dayton, Ohio Readings for the Second Sunday after Pentecost: Galatians 3:23-29, Luke 8:26-39 In my first preaching class in seminary, our professor, a dry stoic Dutchman named Syd Greidanus, told us that the best way to start off every sermon
Let Go and Hold On
Gentle Spirit Christian Church, Atlanta, Ga. Readings: Ezekiel 36:25-28, Luke 12:1-12, 2 Corinthians 3:7-18 I wish I could stand in front of you today without my sermon written word for word on the page. I prayed about it last week. As I stood here as
Transgender Pride
Keynote Speech delivered at Reconciling Ministries Network Transgender Community Outreach Event Sisters and brothers, friends, honored guests — good evening! I’m delighted and honored to be here with you tonight. I consider this gathering to be a highly significant event, and it’s great to have
My Partner Thinks Homosexuality is a Sin!
I am writing in plea of help. I am in a committed relationship with a woman for 2 years. She has a son who goes to a fundamental Bible college. He has told her he cannot have a relationship with her any longer until she
I Want My Partner Back!
I am 26 years old and I am going through the most difficult time of my life. About 5 months ago I left a 5 year relationship with my partner. I want her back and I am not sure how I feel about that. She
Some Possible Theology Exam Questions
Instructions: You may answer all, any or none of the following. You do not have an eternity to complete the paper! How many different ways can you spell Schillibeeckx? Has the Church always taught anything? Be specific. Reflect on the Seven Deadly sins. Describe how
How the Bible Would Have Been Different If Written by College Students
Loaves and Fishes replaced by Pizza and Chips. Ten Commandments are actually only five, but because they are double-spaced and written in a large font, they look like ten. Forbidden fruit would have been eaten because it wasn’t dorm food. Paul’s Letters to the Romans
Matthew 20:1-16 | God Does What God Wants
For the kingdom of heaven is like a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard…So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen. (Matthew 20:1-16) Jesus
Clinging to the Altar
I Kings 2:28-30 28 Then tidings came to Joab: for Joab had turned after Adonijah, though he turned not after Absalom. And Joab fled unto the tabernacle of the LORD, and caught hold on the horns of the altar. 29 And it was told