The sacrament comes when God transcends and invades ordinary elements for the greater purpose of revelation and forgiveness. I think we have lost sight of the power of the sacraments in our American culture and church today. Our reaction against ritual even though we crave the comfort of routine, combined with a poor job […]
Recently I was teaching a class on the spiritual disciplines at church and did a teaching on Lectio Divina. In teaching on this topic, I also had the group practice it and we used a passage from Matthew 25, part of which is below. Even in leading the experience, I had a different encounter with […]
I found this quote in my notes, and I cannot seem to find or remember the source, but here it goes: “Forgiveness is costly. Forgiving people must give up the right to get even. … Forgiving people let God run the universe.” There is a lot of truth in this statement. I think […]
This blog is based on a sermon I wrote recently. It is something I am still developing and hope later to publish as an article. I welcome any thoughts, feedback, or contribution and ask that you not use any of this material in a written or typed form. The American church today is in […]
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