Reading: Acts 1:12-14, 2:38-47
We're beginning a multi-week focus on prayer with the intent of exploring prayer in the Bible so we can better learn to pray ourselves. This week we began by learning about the prayer of the Apostles in the book of Acts.
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Preached on September 21, 2008 at PLWC.
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
The Main Show
Reading: Exodus 3:1-15
We're continuing through the lectionary readings in Exodus; this week we read the call of Moses when God spoke to him through a burning bush. Part of that call, though, is peculiar, because God seemed to think that the worship of the Israelites was more dramatic than a parted sea.
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Preached on August 31, 2008 at PLWC.
We're continuing through the lectionary readings in Exodus; this week we read the call of Moses when God spoke to him through a burning bush. Part of that call, though, is peculiar, because God seemed to think that the worship of the Israelites was more dramatic than a parted sea.
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Preached on August 31, 2008 at PLWC.
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Big Little Things
Reading: Psalm 77; Exodus 1:8-2:10
This week we began reading in Exodus, and right from the start we noticed a couple of forgettable people who actually played a very important role in God's work.
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Preached on August 24, 2008 at PLWC.
This week we began reading in Exodus, and right from the start we noticed a couple of forgettable people who actually played a very important role in God's work.
Click here to view a manuscript of this sermon.
Preached on August 24, 2008 at PLWC.
Monday, August 18, 2008
Funny story, if by "funny" you mean "awkward"
So I use StatCounter to track the traffic on this site, and one of the virtues of tracking software is that it lets me know what terms people are searching for that lead them here. In other words, if someone Googles "sermon on Romans 11" and ends up at my sermon titled "Which God?", StatCounter will tell me that so I know what search terms relevant to my blog are popular. I started noticing that with some regularity people were arriving at this blog after searching for odd things like "bible black solution" and "bible black pics." These terms made no sense to me, so I suspected there was something going on that I didn't know about.
I should mention that I chose the name "Bible Black" for this blog because of a song named "Starless" by King Crimson; it's a fantastic song that makes you feel mellow and dramatic and broody when you listen to it. One of the recurring phrases in the song is "Starless and Bible Black." I like prog rock, I'm a preacher, I wanted a blog name that was vaguely mysterious and hip-sounding, so I picked "Bible Black." And, after a very quick search, I didn't find much else on the internet that wasn't related to King Crimson that made use of the phrase, so I thought I was all set.
Here comes the awkward part.
When I started getting hits from searches like "bible black solution," I suspected there was some association with the phrase that I wasn't aware of, so I did a more thorough search. I checked Wikipedia for Bible Black and discovered that it is also the title of a pornographic occult-centered Japanese comic book series. At that point I thanked my lucky stars that I had checked Wikipedia rather than running a Google image search, and I resolved pretty quickly to change the title of my blog lest there be further confusion and awkwardness.
As my brother said, "This is why we can't have nice things."
This explains the need for a new look and title for the blog. Not only am I a prog rock fan, I am also a screaming fanboy for all things written by C.S. Lewis. If you're familiar with The Chronicles of Narnia, you'll remember the scene in "The Silver Chair" when the Lady of the Green Kirtle uses an enchanted fire to convince the heroes of the story that the above-ground world of Narnia is a myth and fairy tale and her boring underground world is the real one. Puddleglum, who may come second only to Mr. Spock on my personal list of heroes, successfully defeats the witch's enchantment by stamping out the fire with his bare feet. There is a great deal of symbolism in this part of the story, so if you haven't read it, sorry for the spoilers, and if you've read it but missed the symbolism, read it again and pay attention this time.
To the best of my knowledge, no deviated preverts have ruined this phrase to the degree they have done with "Bible Black," so I should be okay for now. I make no promises, though. There are a lot of deviated preverts out there.
I should mention that I chose the name "Bible Black" for this blog because of a song named "Starless" by King Crimson; it's a fantastic song that makes you feel mellow and dramatic and broody when you listen to it. One of the recurring phrases in the song is "Starless and Bible Black." I like prog rock, I'm a preacher, I wanted a blog name that was vaguely mysterious and hip-sounding, so I picked "Bible Black." And, after a very quick search, I didn't find much else on the internet that wasn't related to King Crimson that made use of the phrase, so I thought I was all set.
Here comes the awkward part.
When I started getting hits from searches like "bible black solution," I suspected there was some association with the phrase that I wasn't aware of, so I did a more thorough search. I checked Wikipedia for Bible Black and discovered that it is also the title of a pornographic occult-centered Japanese comic book series. At that point I thanked my lucky stars that I had checked Wikipedia rather than running a Google image search, and I resolved pretty quickly to change the title of my blog lest there be further confusion and awkwardness.
As my brother said, "This is why we can't have nice things."
This explains the need for a new look and title for the blog. Not only am I a prog rock fan, I am also a screaming fanboy for all things written by C.S. Lewis. If you're familiar with The Chronicles of Narnia, you'll remember the scene in "The Silver Chair" when the Lady of the Green Kirtle uses an enchanted fire to convince the heroes of the story that the above-ground world of Narnia is a myth and fairy tale and her boring underground world is the real one. Puddleglum, who may come second only to Mr. Spock on my personal list of heroes, successfully defeats the witch's enchantment by stamping out the fire with his bare feet. There is a great deal of symbolism in this part of the story, so if you haven't read it, sorry for the spoilers, and if you've read it but missed the symbolism, read it again and pay attention this time.
To the best of my knowledge, no deviated preverts have ruined this phrase to the degree they have done with "Bible Black," so I should be okay for now. I make no promises, though. There are a lot of deviated preverts out there.
More of Puddleglum
For the benefit of my mother and anyone else who cares, here is the full image from which I made the banner graphic for this blog:
Puddleglum Stomping
It's an original watercolor, thus explaining why I placed an obnoxious stamp of the site's address on the bottom corner of the image. Higher quality images are available for those who ask nicely, though.
Puddleglum StompingIt's an original watercolor, thus explaining why I placed an obnoxious stamp of the site's address on the bottom corner of the image. Higher quality images are available for those who ask nicely, though.
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