Title: Companions without paychecks
Date: June 29, 2008
Text: Genesis 22:1-14
Just in case you happen to forget, people need a paycheck to survive. We do work, sometimes we enjoy it and sometimes we don’t, so we can get a paycheck. Everyone has bills to pay. My dad has never enjoyed his work; but he works hard for [...]
Title: Nests and Hope, part III
Date: June 8th, 2008
Texts: Gen 12:1-9; Ps 33:1-12; Rom 4:13-25; Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26
“If I knew that tomorrow was the end of the world, I would plant an apple tree.”
—Martin Luther, a legendary saying
What is hope? And what does it mean to have hope? Jessamine asked some questions during church a [...]
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I wrote a piece for The Mennonite last year. They published it in the recent June 3, 2008 issue. The editors introduced some errors into the text, but for the most part it’s what I wrote. For example, despite what the article says, Chapel Hill is not in Durham N.C.—they are different cities.
You can read [...]
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