Monthly Archives: May 2007
Mother Mary in Stained Glass
This photo was taken at the Thinspace gathering in March 2007 in Norwood, Ohio. Technorati tags: photo, Mary, church, stained glass
Acts 1:1-11 – My Paraphrase
Dear Theophilus, in my first book I wrote of all that Jesus began to teach and do until the day when, after he had charged the apostles through the Holy Spirit, he was taken up. After his passion, Jesus demonstrated to them that he was alive by many convincing proofs, appearing to them over forty [...]
Unfinished Meditation on Christian Unity
Jesus’ Great Fear. It is my belief that as Jesus prayed in the garden of Gethsemane he gave voice in his prayer to one of his great fears. We can find this fear in the passage we read from John 17. What was it? Was it his impending arrest? The fact that he would be [...]
You Can’t Just Sit Around – A Sermon for Ascension Day
I begin today with two stories about Ascension: Story One: Larry Walters was a truck driver, but his lifelong dream was to fly. When he graduated from high school, Larry joined the Air Force hoping to become a pilot,but his poor eyesight disqualified him. So when he finally left the service, Larry had to satisfy [...]
A Small Waterfall in Western Pennsylvania
Photo taken in March 2007. Technorati tags: waterfall, small, Western Pennsylvania
A Moss-covered Tree Stump
This photo was taken in March 2007 on a trip I was making to Kentucky. Technorati tags: photo, tree, stump
Hot Fuzz and 28 Weeks Later: Movie Reviews
On Tuesday I was able to watch two movies I have been looking forward to seeing: Hot Fuzz (from the creators of the hilarious Shaun of the Dead, which poked fun of zombie movies) and 28 Weeks Later (which is the sequel to the zombie-redefining movie 28 Days Later). Hot Fuzz was a funny film [...]
Powerpoint Slides for Ascension Day
Below you will find four slides I have put together for Ascension Day. To get to a larger version of each slide (800×600), click on the image to be taken to my flickr account. Let me know if these are of any use. Thanks. Technorati tags: powerpoint, background, Ascension Day, Jesus, slides
What I Want to Be – Fred Craddock
Thanks to Jason Woolever for finding and posting this quote on his blog post-methodist. It is from Fred Craddock. “When I was in my late teens, I wanted to be a preacher. When I was in my late twenties, I wanted to be a good preacher. Now that I am older, I want more than anything [...]
The Problems and Promise of Healing
Well, it ain’t much really, but here is my meditation on healing for today. Hopefully my words will be buttressed by the liturgy of healing that will follow my message, and which is the heart of the worship service for today anyway. The texts for the sermon can be found in this post. Today I [...]
