Sermons
What is the Bible? (Genesis to Revelation)
I hope you all enjoyed the wintery weather as much as I enjoyed seeing it come your way. For the last two weeks, Minnesota too was in a deep freeze and my only consolation was seeing that well, at least Wabash is getting it, too. During the weeklong winter break, [...]
Arrival
How appropriate it is that we gather here tonight, wrapped in warm candlelight. As the rest of the world gathers around festooned dinner tables, filled with the finest food they can provide, gifts wrapped in bows and ribbons, here we are gathered for another gift, this one wrapped in a [...]
Mixed Tape
There are times when life is so good that you can’t help but sing about it. And that really is why we have such wonderful music at Christmas. Do you have a favorite carol? Is there a certain song or collection of music, holiday or otherwise, that stands in your [...]
Sign Posts
A few weeks ago, I mentioned that on December 26th, Amy and I will pack up our family and hit the road. (Can you tell I’m just a little excited about it?) And if you’ve ever taken a substantial and highly anticipated car trip, you know the two most exciting [...]
Surrender
As a father now to a little girl, I’m quite certain that there will come a day not long from now when our home will be inundated with Disney Princess paraphernalia. Don’t worry, I am already getting counseling for it now, so I’m ready when the day comes. I am [...]
Wake Up
The 1999 movie The Matrix begins in what appears to be a relatively normal city, with relatively normal people, on a relatively normal day. Soon you meet the main character, a man named Mr. Anderson, who goes to work in his very normal corporate job and sits in his very [...]
The Sneaker Effect
To live a life that is deeply and intimately rooted in God, there is a very important lesson to learn when it comes to money: it’s not about what God wants from us, but what God wants for us. The life God wants for us is one of open-handed generosity [...]
Nine Ungrateful Turkeys
As far as high school graduation speeches go, most are pretty uninteresting. For the most part, what you will hear is a smattering of encouraging clichés and platitudes about unlimited potential, the world is your oyster, shoot for the stars, O the places you’ll go. They sing about self esteem [...]
Father, Forgive Them
In the spring of 1865, with the final gasps of the Civil War at hand, President Abraham Lincoln stood in the mud and the rain of Washington DC to deliver his Second Inaugural Address. Apprehension mingled with hope as the President prepared. At this critical moment in our history, he [...]
Strength by Faith
This morning, we are celebrating our very first Kirkin O’ Th’ Tartan Service, and I’m glad that we’ve chosen the coldest weekend of the Fall thus far people to wear kilts in worship. There’s an old joke that says, “What does a Scot wear under his kilt? Shoes and socks.” [...]
