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: sermons
Making the Congregation Cry
This has been an insanely busy summer… vacation, a new nephew, mission trips, fundraisers, cleaning at the church… So I have tried to make my summer a bit easier by … Continue reading
A summer of confession and struggle and hope
I have decided to journey through the book of Romans with my church folks this summer. a) it’s the lectionary b) I haven’t spent that much time with Romans before … Continue reading
A Writer? #reverb10
I’m not sure that I really consider myself a writer. Or at least, I haven’t considered it before. When I make a list of hobbies and things I like to … Continue reading
pastoral discoveries
So – my last post kind of cryptically talked about growing and stretching and being challenged and stressed. As I’m wading around in all of that still, I thought it … Continue reading
what kind of shepherd will I be?
Earlier this week I found the Internet Monk blog and in particular this article about sermons. Most of what was said was very helpful advice, but one thing really struck … Continue reading
preaching in spanish
I should probably also post about the amazing experience it was to PREACH in Spanish!!! Thanks to Adrianna, our translator, I was able to take my sermon for our bi-lingual … Continue reading
trying too hard
wYesterday, I shot my best two rounds of disc golf ever. On both courses, I had back nines of 6 and my combined scores for the two courses was only … Continue reading
whew.
all of the distraction and wrestling and frustration yesterday with my sermon… and in the two weeks worth of conversations on membership and discipleship really paid off this morning. I … Continue reading
distracted
This morning I have spent three and a half hours in front of my computer attempting to work on my sermon. So far I have nothing but a title, but … Continue reading
soil conservation
This morning, I preached a sermon on soil conservation. Yah, it may seem like a strange topic – and definately not in line with any lectionary passages or a sermon … Continue reading
