Sharks and Crayfish

Preached on June 24, 2007 at PLWC.

Reading: Galatians 5:13-25

The fruit of the Spirit is one of those topics that inevitably comes up in any extended discussion of the Holy Spirit, and so this week we looked at why Paul wrote a letter to the church at Galatia to tell them about this fruit.

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Talking Clay

Preached on June 17, 2007 at PLWC.

Reading: Genesis 1:1-2; Isaiah 45:8-12

Continuing with our desire to know the Holy Spirit better, this week we're looking at what it means to call on the Spirit as our creator.

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A Dangerous Traveling Companion

Preached on June 10, 2007 at PLWC.

Reading: Ezekiel 2:1-7; Revelation 1:9-17a

Carey and I were on vacation last week, but this week's sermon picks up where we left off two weeks ago at Pentecost. We're continuing to preach about the Holy Spirit, and this week we see that he is not the cuddly bestower of happy emotions that he is too often made out to be.

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Introducing...

I've attached the first blurry photographs of Calvin, our new dog. He is completely puppy, so much so that he somehow made his lunch explode all over my kitchen floor, then sat grinning in the midst of the rubble like a madman. But -- how shall I put it? -- an excess of energy must be expected in any healthy puppy, and so we'll be patient with him and keep training him. At a little over four months old, he certainly has some growing and learning to do, but he's already far better behaved than many grown-up dogs I've met.

Calvin

A dog, not a baby