Having made our way up to Seattle, then further up through Canada we are now firmly settled in Seattle and in a place that’s starting to feel like home. So that’ a partial excuse for not posting in so long. But it’s not the real answer for why I haven’t posted in the [...]
Entries from October 2006
That Stubborn Idol: The Almighty Buck
October 24th, 2006 by Jason · 1 Comment
Cries from the darkness: a sermon on Job and Jesus
October 15th, 2006 by isaac · 1 Comment
Another sermon…
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Title: “Job: cries from the darkness.” Date: 10/15/06. Texts: Job 23:1-9, 16-17; Ps 22:1-15; Heb 4:12-16; Mark 10:17-21.
Last week we heard the prologue to the book of Job. And there we saw a man whose world was turned upside down. This week the lectionary gives us Job’s bitter cries in the midst of his [...]
Tags: sermons
recipe for refried beans
October 11th, 2006 by isaac · 9 Comments
A few summers ago, Jason and Nancy were kind enough to let me sleep on their couch—for a few months!! Very hospitable. And one day, in celebration of “Fiesta Days” (a big Santa Barbara festival), I made refried beans. It wasn’t too difficult. But they loved it. In fact, they’ve been begging me for the [...]
Tags: life
broken worlds: a sermon on Job and Hebrews 2:8-10
October 9th, 2006 by isaac · 2 Comments
Preaching on suffering makes the soul weary.
This past Sunday the lectionary led us into dark waters. There weren’t any easy texts to retreat to, where I could preach a pet messege. The gospel text was Jesus’ teaching about divorce (Mark 10). I didn’t dare attempt a sermon from that. The Old Testament reading introduced us [...]
Tags: sermons