Reading: John 14:1-7, 20:19-31
The lectionary text for this week dealt with the famous story of Doubting Thomas, which is certainly appropriate since the original event took place about a week after Easter. Opponents of Christianity (and religion in general) often enjoy taking potshots at us because we are, in their view, figures of authority who want to squelch all independent thought and questions. Maybe a closer look at Thomas can help rehabilitate that particular view, though...
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Preached on April 11, 2010 at PLWC.
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Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Thursday, May 28, 2009
What Is Truth?
Reading: Acts 1:15-17, 21-26; 1 John 5:9-13, 20
Sometimes it's a lot of work translating the Bible into our language. It's more than an issue of it being written in a different language; sometimes there are cultural forces at work as well. This week we looked at one of those things that takes some extra translation: "truth" in the Bible isn't always the same thing as what we might assume.
Click here to view a manuscript of this sermon.
Preached on May 24, 2009 at PLWC.
Sometimes it's a lot of work translating the Bible into our language. It's more than an issue of it being written in a different language; sometimes there are cultural forces at work as well. This week we looked at one of those things that takes some extra translation: "truth" in the Bible isn't always the same thing as what we might assume.
Click here to view a manuscript of this sermon.
Preached on May 24, 2009 at PLWC.
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