I wish I could post on the random thoughts buzzing in my head. But church commitments and a regular preaching schedule easily swallow all my time and energy. So, how about another sermon? I preached this one just a few hours ago at my licensing service. I am now a legitimate Mennonite pastor. But that [...]
Entries from September 2006
mater ecclesia and the womb of God: a sermon on Mark 9:30-37 and Proverbs 31:10-31
September 24th, 2006 by isaac · 6 Comments
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Rope Swings & Black Bears: Adventures in Whistler, Canada
September 21st, 2006 by Jason · 1 Comment
Being recently jobless and having just moved to Seattle we decided what better way to wind down from a month of moving intensity by heading up to British Columbia for a two and a half week camping road trip. Below is an essay from one of the days. Some pictures of our trip [...]
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the darkness of the cross: a sermon on Mark 8:27-9:1
September 17th, 2006 by isaac · 2 Comments
Another sermon still hot from the pulpit.
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Title: The Darkness of the Cross. Date: 9/17/06. Lectionary Text: Mark 8:27-38.
At this point in Mark’s Gospel, Jesus is at the height of his popularity, the pinnacle of fame. He has miraculously fed thousands. He has made the blind see, and the deaf hear. Just a few chapters earlier, [...]
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Homeless, Jobless, and on the Road
September 2nd, 2006 by Jason · 4 Comments
Yesterday was my last day of work at Brooks Institute as a web developer. In three days we’ll be out of our house in Santa Barbara and headed for Seattle. We have no house (yet) and no job (yet) (which is wierd—I haven’t been jobless, if you count school, since 9th grade!). The whole move [...]
Tags: life