Job’s Story, Our Story
The Book of Job I developed this sermon in the first person—that is, in Job’s voice—while in seminary. For various reasons, I did not preach it in the first person today, but the ideas in what is...
View ArticleA Very High Price
El Greco, “Christum am Kreuz,” c. 1578, oil on copper, via Wikimedia Commons 1 Peter 1:17-23 What is salvation worth? Strictly in terms of what it costs us, salvation is worth very little. In fact,...
View ArticleThe Nineteenth Chapter
The Book of Job I developed this sermon in the first person—that is, in Job’s voice—while in seminary. For various reasons, I did not preach it in the first person Oct. 4, but the ideas in what is...
View ArticleYour Tribulation
Revelation 7:9-17 For the first couple of weeks of our series, we’ve focused on scenes of glory and worship. This week’s text shows us some now-familiar heavenly imagery, but in the process we are...
View ArticleAt Just the Right Time
Romans 5:1-11 (NLT) Therefore, since we have been made right in God’s sight by faith, we have peace with God because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us. Because of our faith, Christ has...
View ArticleThe Well-Guarded Path
Psalm 1 (NRSV) Happy are those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, or take the path that sinners tread, or sit in the seat of scoffers; but their delight is in the law of the Lord, and...
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