salvaged faith
tr.v. sal-vaged 1) to save from loss or destruction; 2) to save discarded or damaged material for future use
Tag Archives: John
Defeat Evil with Goodness
This past week, I listened to an interview between Terry Gross and Jason Segal – one of the producers and the star of the most recent Muppets movie. Mr. Segal … Continue reading
Fueled and Aflame
(this was one of those outline sermons… so here are the notes) People everywhere… people here in this church, people in the community, other pastors, friends, family – are asking … Continue reading
You Are the Body
Description of my Christmas tree: White lights, built into the tree. Part of a strand wasn’t working. Had to go through and replace every single light down the row to … Continue reading
"Show Me" faith
A father was trying to teach his three sons to do their fair share of the house cleaning. The first place that he started was the bathroom. Dad crammed the … Continue reading
Setting the Table: The Cup
On a brutally hot afternoon, a lone woman makes the long trek from her village to the nearby well. She brings with her an empty jug. All of the other … Continue reading
Some things are more important than bulletins
Today a young woman walked into the church and asked to use the telephone. Not a problem, I said. And while she sat in the office dialing numbers and getting … Continue reading
The Gift of Love
This week, my husband and I had two houseguests… our niece and nephew. They had the distinct honor of being able to have a sleep over at our house and … Continue reading
it causes me to tremble…
Day two of our annual conference has completed. We have voted on exactly 7 items of legislation. And we have celebrated and praised and prayed and remembered and sung and danced … Continue reading
Life Abundant… and what it means for us and Haiti
According to our “Enough” study, I’m supposed to preach on the American dream – about how the quest to have it all has taken it all away from us. I’m … Continue reading
Where is the Kingdom?
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be they name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven… Thy kingdom come on earth… That … Continue reading
