sermons Manure and Sacred Worth 24 Mar 2019 I once planted two trees in my yard. The first was a peach tree, given to me when it looked like a frail twig: a thin trunk with a small…
sermons Lifestyle Creep | Sermon from 3/17/19 17 Mar 2019 On Ag day last year during Leadership Dodge, I stood out in the middle of the Watkins farm, looking at soon-to-be harvested cucumbers. Brian Watkins took a cucumber off the…
sermons Who needs compassion? | Sermon from 3/10/19 11 Mar 2019 Sermon 1 in a series of 5 on the parables of Jesus in Luke. A priest, a rabbi, and a lawyer, walk into a bar… And they each yell, “ow!”…
sermons I believe; help my unbelief | Sermon from 3/3/19 6 Mar 2019 For many years, the band U2 ended its concerts with their song 40. The song is based on Psalm 40, the very same psalm as our sermon this morning. They…
sermons Speaking the Unspeakable | Sermon from February 17, 2019 17 Feb 2019 Every Fourth of July, somewhere, usually more than once, I hear Martina McBride’s song “Independence Day.” The chorus especially seems to speak to the birthday of our country. She sings,…
sermons Never Be Moved | Sermon from 2/10/19 10 Feb 201910 Feb 2019 I went to the doctor a few weeks ago for a check up. As we were talking, he patted me on the belly and said, “how’s your diet lately?” I…
sermons How do we create security? | Sermon from 2/3/19 4 Feb 2019 How do we create security for ourselves? We do lots of things. I imagine many of you are just like me: I have a savings account. I have investments to…
sermons When the darkness comes, what do we do? | Sermon from January 20, 2019 20 Jan 2019 When the darkness comes, what do we do? One answer: put on your party hat and forget your sorrows. That’s what Pitbull, the Miami-based pop star, recommends. If you’re sad…
sermons Survival of the Fittest | Sermon from January 13, 2019 13 Jan 2019 This past week, a headline appeared in my newsfeed: “How Beauty is Making Scientists Rethink Evolution.” The tag line explained, “The extravagant splendor of the animal kingdom can’t be explained…
sermons Covenant Renewal | Entire Service from January 6, 2019 8 Jan 2019 Last Sunday, we came together and reaffirmed our relationship with Christ. Many of you have asked for the service in its entirety. Below is every word of that service, including…
sermons An Airport Miracle | Kyrie Eleison | Christmas Eve 2018 24 Dec 201823 Dec 2018 Kyrie Eleison On the road, they’d encountered much traffic. Bumper to bumper as they tried to get to the airport. Just as with any other holiday season, everyone seemed to…
sermons Blessed to be a Blessing | Sermon from 12/9/18 9 Dec 2018 Back when I wasn’t going to church much, I found myself at Dana’s parents’ church in suburban Atlanta. There, I sat through worship, the sermon, mostly focused on how I…
sermons Bring out your messes; Prepare the way of the Lord | Sermon from 12/2/18 2 Dec 2018 On the way back from the skyzone trip with the youth, Leigh and I somehow got on the subject of the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. It’s possible she and…
sermons Seeing Jesus in Daily Life | Sermon from 11/25/18 25 Nov 2018 What’s the point? Today is the last Sunday of the Christian year. Our new year always begins with the first Sunday of Advent, which is next Sunday, December 2, as…
sermons Simply Happy | Thanksgiving Sermon | November 18, 2018 18 Nov 2018 I love Thanksgiving. It’s my favorite holiday. The mixture of the season of the year, the cold air, the family warmth, the food, the nostalgia, all of it combines in…
sermons Fearless Decisions | Sermon from 11/11/18 11 Nov 2018 I have made some really dumb decisions in my lifetime. But the good thing about those: they make the best stories. One day, we took our dog Lily for a…
sermons Dum Spiro Spero: While I Breathe, I Hope | Sermon for All Saints’ Sunday, 2018 4 Nov 2018 What if the Axis powers had won World War II? That’s the question asked, and answered, by a TV drama I’m currently watching on Amazon. It’s called the Man in…
sermons Green Eggs and Happiness | Sermon from 10/28/18 28 Oct 2018 I love technology, especially apple products. In our household, we have multiple iPhones, iPads, apple tvs, AirPods, a MacBook and an iMac. And I’m probably leaving something out. When Apple…
