Interrupting the Silence

Tag: Word of God

  • A Word In The Wilderness Of Life – An Advent Sermon On Luke 3:1-6

    A Word In The Wilderness Of Life – An Advent Sermon On Luke 3:1-6

    When was the last time you were in the wilderness of life? Maybe you are there today.  We all come to wilderness times in our life. Sometimes the choices we make bring us to the wilderness. Sometimes the actions or words of others send us there. And sometimes it’s circumstances beyond our control that take Read more

  • “The Work Of Christmas” – A Sermon On John 1:1-18

    “The Work Of Christmas” – A Sermon On John 1:1-18

    I think most of us hear about the Word becoming flesh and living among us and we immediately assume it’s about Jesus. I don’t disagree with that. We see him enfleshing the Word of God throughout his life; enfleshing forgiveness, love, mercy, peace, gentleness, nonviolence, wisdom, compassion, generosity. That was his way of being and… Read more

  • The Word Is Still Becoming Flesh – A Sermon On John 1:1-18

    The Word Is Still Becoming Flesh – A Sermon On John 1:1-18

    The incarnation of God, the embodiment of God in human life, the Word become flesh, is not limited to Jesus. Jesus is the picture, the pattern, the archetype of what the Word become flesh looks like. And we look at that picture so that we can recognize it in ourselves and one another. Read more

  • A Welcome Word in the Wilderness

    Each one of us could tell a story about the wilderness. I am not talking about the scenic overlook along the highway, the unspoiled beauty of nature, or that quiet, back to nature, weekend getaway from the hassles of life. No. Our stories would be ones of struggles, ups and downs, highs and lows, stories Read more

  • You Should Observe Silence

    And therefore you should observe silence! In that manner the Word can be uttered and heard. For surely, if you choose to speak God must fall silent. There is no better way of serving the Word than by silence and by listening. If you go out of yourself, you may be certain that God will Read more

  • Making the Gospel Relevant

    “Christian faith is not about some god who is an abstract presence somewhere else but about the living presence of God here and now, in this world, in exactly this world, as we know it and touch it and smell it and live and work in it. That is why, incidentally, all the well-meant talk Read more