Tag: Spiritual Journey
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All They Could Do Was Follow The Star – An Epiphany Sermon On Matthew 2:1-12
I’m going to begin by telling you about some epiphanies I’ve had. I offer them not so much to tell you about myself but as an invitation for you to connect to the epiphanies in your life. They may be a little different from what you are used to when you think of an epiphany. Read more
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What If You Already Are Enough? – A Sermon On Mark 6:1-13
In the summer of 2000 Cyndy and I moved from Corpus Christi, Texas, to Sewanee, Tennessee, for me to attend seminary. A few months before we left Cyndy asked the wife of our priest about being a clergy spouse. “What’s it like being married to the priest?” she asked. Speaking about her husband, she said, Read more
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The Star Knows The Way – An Epiphany Sermon On Matthew 2:1-12
Since the start of the new year Cyndy and I have returned to some familiar questions and conversations about our lives individually and as a couple. Where are we headed? Where is her life going? Where is my life going? What are we really after? I wouldn’t be surprised if you’ve asked or wondered about Read more
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Come And See
“Come and see” is what Jesus said to the two disciples of John the Baptist who asked him, “Rabbi, where are you staying?” (John 1:35-39) Jesus responds to their question but he does not answer it. Instead of an answer he extends an invitation. Instead of information he offers an experience. Instead of a destinationView… Read more
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Inside Out Living
Romans 2:29. “Rather, a person is a Jew who is one inwardly, and real circumcision is a matter of the heart— it is spiritual and not literal. Such a person receives praise not from others but from God.” One of the things I am learning about myself is that when I literalize the scriptures, theology, Read more
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In the Nighttime of Life – A Sermon on Genesis 12:1-4 and John 3:1-17
There comes a time in each of our lives when understanding and knowing give way to the darkness of not knowing and not understanding. The journey of faith, it seems, is a journey through the darkness. Maybe we all come “to Jesus by night.” Read more
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Leaving It All Behind
Every journey whether physical, emotional, or spiritual begins with leaving something behind. Maybe the reason we feel like we never get anywhere new in life is because we are unwilling to leave anything, much less everything, behind. Read more
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What Are You Looking For?
Jesus said to them, “What are you looking for?” I have probably answered this question from Jesus a thousand different ways. I’ll bet you have too. Each answer has eventually given way to a re-asking of the question: What are you looking for? Read more
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Inner Space: Journey to the Heart
What comes to mind when you hear the word “space?” Physical surroundings? The beauty of creation? The wide open spaces of West Texas? The final frontier and the voyages of the starship Enterprise? The Apollo missions, space shuttle flights? Yes, it is all this and more. We tend to think of space as a physical Read more
Interrupting the Silence 