Monthly Archives: April 2019

I’ve been preaching Easter sermons for a while now.  Easter sermons are…tricky.  The biggest day of the church year, usually the highest-attended service of the year…and yet, it’s the hardest part of the story to explain, especially to us scientifically-minded … Continue reading →

If you looked at your calendar this morning, it probably said today is Palm Sunday.  It is.  Big liturgical day, is Palm Sunday.  It marks Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem just days before his crucifixion.  In the strains of “Hosanna!”, … Continue reading →

Why did I do it?  I’m not sure.  All I know is that when our friend Jesus entered the house, an image of a bottle of nard instantly popped into my mind…then lodged in my heart.  From that moment I … Continue reading →

Have you ever been lost?  The first year at my last church, I pretty much stayed lost.  Atlanta is not kind to the directionally-challenged. Thanks to the little lady in my phone, I’m doing better–not perfect, but better–here in Asheville. … Continue reading →