Faith

Herod, Peter, Rhoda and the Church at Prayer

Herod, Peter, Rhoda and the Church at PrayerActs 12:1-24 Here is one of the wildest chapters in the Bible. It’s like a short story […]

Baptism: A Living Symbol of the Christian Life- Belonging to A Family of Faith, The Body of Christ, March 2020

Jesus came not only to start a movement—a movement of the love of God and neighbor—he came to form a community, a family of faith, […]

Joys and Sorrows; A Cello Sermon, Jan.2020

The audio version of this Sermon is available on the YouTube channel of Grace Baptist Church Thanks, respect and affection to Adrian Martinez, who in […]

How to Begin a New Year and a New Decade 1/20

How to begin a New Year and New Decade? How about this: with two vital spiritual qualities: Trust and Wonder. The first title of this […]

Easter Appearances in John 4/19

Of course the Risen Christ appeared first to Mary Magdalene—all the gospels agree—and she became the first evangelist of Easter’s good news. It was […]

Welcome One Another 8/18

America and the American Church are badly divided these days. Democrat/Republican, liberal/conservative, rich/poor, urban/rural, people of color/white, etc. Our Redness and Blueness is tearing the […]

Credo- I Believe

Today I will offer my personal credo, my “I believe.” William Sloane Coffin writes: “Credo—I believe—best translates ‘I have given my heart to.’” It […]