God is great at teaching through paradoxes, things that at first, seem totally absurd. Jesus does his best to explain how they are true. The contradictory proposition of Ash Wednesday is how ashes not only cleanse, but prepare space to light a new fire.
Today’s sermon is not so much focused on the gospel text as the way that God approaches people where they are and enables them to contrast who they are and what they do with who God is and what God’s intentions are for each.
New Day Sermon pentecost 15 We’re often focused on keeping the toxins out, but what about the toxic stuff from within? What do we do with that toxic stuff?!
Email Devotion Pentecost 13 No one who conceals transgressions will prosper, but one who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy. –Proverbs 28:13 Sometimes even I am stunned by my own stupidity. One would think that I would be used to it by now … but evidently, not. For the past 6-7 years, I have…
