Matthew – Page 2

God-Language: The Color of Water; Or, Language that is Reverent, Emancipatory and Inclusive. 7/19

Today’s sermon is about the language we use when we imagine God and talk about God. How can our language about God deepen our […]

We Have a Kind and Generous God. And so…? 1/19

Being a Prophetic Community in Statesville 1/19

(This sermon was preached at First Baptist Church, Garfield Rd, Statesville as a part of the community-wide celebrations held to honor Dr. Martin Luther King) […]

The Love Commands of Christ

I close this series on the commands of Christ with the most important and comprehensive: the Love Commands. I count these commands seven […]

Consider the Lilies

Emily Dickinson, great poet of Amherst once wrote: “The only commandment I ever obeyed- ‘Consider the Lilies.’”1 The words point to her worship as wonder […]

The Jolting Generosity of God

The main subject of Jesus’ teaching was the kingdom of God, or Reign of God. And the main way he taught about it was in […]

To Risk Something Big for Something Good

Anthony Campolo reports a sociological survey given to 50 adults over the age of 95. They were asked the question: If you had it to […]

Learn of Me

Rilke the poet wrote of knowledge as pleasure, “inexhaustible pleasure.” It is, and it is especially true as we learn of Christ. Today’s liberating […]