Monthly Archives: April 2007
The Sermon I Was Going to Preach – Walking the Road of Disappointment
Below is the sermon I was going to preach at our three worship services this morning. It is based on the Emmaus Road story in Luke. I did preach this at 8:15 am, but when it came time for the sermon at the other two services, I went off script in the middle. I will [...]
Kurt Vonnegut, Novelist Who Caught the Imagination of His Age, Is Dead at 84
From the New York Times: Kurt Vonnegut’s dark comic talent and urgent moral vision in novels like “Slaughterhouse-Five,” “Cat’s Cradle” and “God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater” caught the temper of his times and the imagination of a generation, died last night in Manhattan. He was 84. Over the years, I have have read many of [...]
Opera Browser Users Are Most Satisfied
As a fanboy for Opera, it is time, once again, for an Opera Browser related post. Read more below . . . According to UK magazine Webuser, Net Applications has carried out a survey which shows that Opera users are the most satisfied with their browser. Calling Opera “one of the internet’s best-kept secrets”, Webuser [...]
Dying So That We MIght Live: An Easter Sermon
Here is my sermon for Easter 2007. Special thanks to Dying Church for all the resources I “borrowed.” While preaching a minister asked his church, “Who wants to go to heaven?”Everyone held up their hands except one young boy.“Son, don’t you want to go to heaven when you die?”“Yes sir, when I die, but I [...]
A Recycled and Expanded Post: Dying to Live
I first posted this in April 2005. It is time to resurrect it as I prepare myself for Easter and my message for the day, which I am tentatively calling: Dying so that We Might Live. The original post consisted of the following quotes from Robert Capon, all of which are about the need for us to die to ourselves. I [...]
Not Too Busy to Stop and Shoot the Flowers
After Bible study this morning, I was is no mood to start on my long list of activities (see this post). No surprise there! So I decided to walk around the neighborhood and take some photographs that would show some evidence that Spring has finally arrived in my little corner of the world. To see [...]
And So It Begins
It is after 2 am, and I cannot get to sleep. My mind is still in overdrive as I consider all that needs to be done before Sunday, including: Lead a Bible Study tomorrow morning . . . er, in six hours. Prepare 3 bulletins – Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter. Write sermons for [...]
The Sermon on the Mount for Americans
This is the best piece of satire I have ever read using the Sermon on the Mount. Written by James L. Evans, a syndicated columnist, who also serves as pastor of Auburn First Baptist Church in Auburn, Alabama, this parody perfectly captures the American mindset. The first three paragraphs are found below. To read the [...]
The New UK Basketball Coach: Pat Summitt (I Wish)
When Kentucky hired Tubby Smith 10 years ago, Smith became the first Black coach in UK’s history. Kentucky now has a chance to make history again, not only for itself, but for all Division 1 Men’s basketball teams and schools. They could do this by hiring the most successful coach of all time in the [...]
