Who was raised by God to live forever and Who Inspires Us to Truly Live FEELING ALIVE There are some things in life that make us feel alive and some things that inspire us to truly live. What I mean is, I sometimes go in search of things that will make my heart race and my senses heightened. They might involve behaviors like downhill skiing or rock climbing or eating
Who was raised by God to live forever, and Who Inspires Us to Truly Live NOW WHAT One of the great arguments at seminaries is wether it matters that Jesus was brought back to life in bodily form after his crucifixion. This is a question that has only been asked with more than one answer for the last 100 years or so. Before that people believed in a more literal
Who was Crucified for Speaking Truth to Power, JESUS DIDN”T DIE FOR YOUR SINS If you have been reading my blog it may come as no surprise that I no longer believe the purpose for Jesus’ death was to pay the debt for our sins, so that we can go to heaven when we die. It is not that I don’t believe in eternal life with God or that we
Follow this link to a youtube video of my sermon for today. Hello Friends, I am sorry that we cannot be in worship face to face so I posted a sermon on youtube just for you (and all the folks at my churches and also my mom and anyone who randomly goes there) Peace and Joy, Pastor Tim https://youtu.be/0MhRXq4tiTg
Who was Crucified for Speaking Truth to Power THE CROSS The man they called Jesus of Nazareth was crucified on a Roman cross around the year 33. The Roman cross was reserved for those people who publicly tried to subvert the Roman Empire. These criminals of the state were called insurrectionists. Thousands of people were crucified by the Roman Empire around the time of Jesus. This tool of death was
Who Loved Those Unloved, Fed Those Who Hungered, Healed Those With Sickness, Who Taught Adults and Laughed with Children JESUS PLAYS I grew up in Northern Minnesota where my dad was the pastor of two small rural churches. The names of the towns were Embarrass and Forbes. I don’t remember much about them except that they were small and in the middle of nowhere, farming and iron mining communities.
Loved Those Unloved, Fed Those Who Hungered And Healed Those with Sickness COVID 19 You might think this is a perfect time to talk about how God heals us from diseases like the Corona virus. While I have seen people who have been healed dramatically I want to talk about another way that Jesus heals. Jesus can heal our relationships. TO SEE AGAIN There is a story in the Gospel
Who Loved Those Unloved, Fed Those Who Hungered, Healed those with Sickness BIG CITY LIFE The first time I lived near a big city was when I was 21, it was Portland Oregon. I remember driving through the city and seeing men wearing dirty clothes, pushing shopping carts full of belongings. Some of them muttered foul things under their breath. Some were not so polite or quiet with their mutterings.
Loved Those Unloved, Fed Those Who Hungered, Healed Those with Sickness WEE LITTLE MAN Zacchaeus was a wee little man and a wee little man was he. This is one of the lines to a Sunday School song I learned when I was a wee little boy. Actually, the Zacchaeus of the Gospels was not only short, but a tax collector. As such, he was in charge of discerning how
To Bring Peace to All People We confess that Jesus lived to raise up the lowly (Saturday’s blog) and to bring peace to all people. When I first wrote this a few years ago, what I meant was that Jesus came to teach us that we need not live in fear of an Angry God. I remember hanging out with a neighbor who had been to prison multiple times,