September 2, 2011 – 9:42 am
I saw this broken paver while on outreach Thursday night. For some reason, it made me think of Ohio. And then at a beginning of the year party for where Susan works… …broken sidewalk at this old Duke family mansion: Here are some more photos from that party. It was a gathering of five departments [...]
August 30, 2011 – 6:34 am
I took this photograph on Route 33, south of Columbus, Ohio. It reminded me of Henry Alford’s hymn (1844). If you’d like to sing along, here is the midi of St. George’s Windsor by George J. Elvey (1858) from The Cyber Hymnal. Come, ye thankful people, come, Raise the song of harvest home! All is [...]
April 23, 2011 – 10:15 am
Snow on daffodils Reality drifting down Winter cold in bloom
January 2, 2011 – 6:01 am
This fresh snow springing From the kind heart of heaven Bestills my old soul Snow melts in cold sun Dripping from rooftops like tears Thawing white Christmas Oozing Winter mud Harbinger of warmer Spring Metaphor of Life
March 28, 2010 – 11:40 am
“Form Follows Function” Philippians 2:5-11 a sermon preached March 28, 2010 One of my favorite characters in a novel or movie is Howard Roark of Ayn Rand’s The Fountainhead. Ironically it was a best-selling novel in 1943. It is ironic not only because it was rejected by 12 publishers but because it is about a [...]
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October 9, 2009 – 7:14 am
“No Mumblin’ Word” Hebrews 1:1-4, 2:5-12 October 4, 2009 Since I was a young man, I have had difficulty hearing out of my right ear. When I get hearing tests, they tell me nothing is wrong but still, if my right ear is toward you and you don’t speak loudly enough, chances are, I am [...]
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September 27, 2009 – 8:53 pm
James 5:13-20 September 27, 2009 Augustine, the fourth century Bishop of the Church in Hippo, Africa (modern-day Annaba, Algeria), said, “Thou hast made us for Thyself, and our heart is restless till it rest in Thee.” This seems related to the much older rabbinical teaching that a man cannot be healed until he deals with [...]
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These are the Wordles of my sermons so far this year.
Kelly has been missing for 6 months. Her story is told in the above video. More details are in this WRAL archive. I will be leading a prayer vigil for Kelly in Butner, NC at the Central Avenue Butner Park this coming Saturday at 7pm. Please join us. If you cannot be at the vigil [...]
January 18, 2009 – 9:00 am
I’d really like to find these books. When I was in elementary school, I had a set (I think there were eight books) of hardcover, children’s Bible stories. The covers were different, bright colors (lime green, bright yellow, hot pink, et cetera) As I recall, the illustrations were Gustave Doré prints (perhaps in duotone). One [...]