On Tuesday at 7:20 a.m., I pulled into the parking lot of St. Louis Mennonite Fellowship where Pastor Samuel was hosting one of his two lectionary groups — the one he (I suppose) lovingly refers to as the Old...
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In case you somehow missed it, I’m compiling a book. That book, currently referred to as The Priesthood of ALL Believers, is a collection of call stories from Baptist women ministers (if you happen to be a...
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If I am honest, I have to admit that I am afraid. I graduate from seminary in a month. I will walk across a stage (platform, I should say – graduation is in a church sanctuary), read a litany, and be blessed...
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I once went to the perfect church. The people were warm and inviting.It was obvious that the people loved and cared for one another – but they didn’t just love and care for themselves, they cared for everyone...
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Editor Note: This is a sermon based on the text Isaiah 40:21-31 This may surprise you, but about 3 years ago, I ran a marathon: 26.2 miles. I have this medal to prove it. It is a giant fish, because this was...
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*yawn* I am SO tired. Oh, I’m sorry. Mr. Eli keeps telling I’m supposed to cover my mouth when I yawn, but I always forget. I’m sure you all know Mr. Eli, the priest. EVERYONE knows him. I’ve lived here with...
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Allyn and I will be sharing a two-month preaching gig starting January 1. The church is a First Baptist — a historical place that is apparently very proud of their conservative values. I suppose this means...
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It is Advent — the time of year I love more than any other. I love the lights (both in stringed form and in the individual candle form), I love the greenery, I love the emphasis on peace and hope and mystery...
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Matthew 25:31-46 Allyn and I recently moved into downtown St. Louis. Prior to that, we lived in the county, in a house owned by the Missouri Baptist Children’s Home. On one side our neighbor was the St. Louis...
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Matthew 25:14-30 Preached Sunday at CAC Friendly Baptist Church (CAC Friendly is a church made up mostly of children — this manuscript was prepared for a 10-year-old audience — the actual congregation was...
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A sermon on Romans 13:8-14. Do you ever search for an easier way to do things? Americans seem to have perfected the system: we have fast food restaurants so that we not only do not have to cook, but we don’t...
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In C.S. Lewis’s classic, “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe,” Lucy and her three older siblings are sent to live with a Professor in the English countryside in order to escape the Blitz – the Nazi German...
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