The Spirit of Gentleness
Yesterday morning, Brandon and I were walking through the farmer’s market downtown when suddenly before us was a man holding a gigantic sign. As people…
Ordinary Time
The Spirit of Goodness
We’ve heard of goody-two-shoes… Good riddance… Goodness gracious great balls of fire… Goodbye… Things can taste good, we like to read good books and tell…
The Spirit of Healing
A few years ago, I was in Tampa for a church conference in a part of town that had a lot of homeless folks around….
The Spirit of Patience
Patience is not a virtue that comes easily to us. Some of us are built with fairly short fuses. I think it is because we…
The Spirit of Peace
This is a vuvuzula. It is a long, narrow horn that really caught on in World Cup soccer matches a few years back. These simple…
Sermon on the Mount: The Golden Rule
My sister-in-law has been staying with us all week while she completed a training here in Des Moines for her work place. It was really…
The Sermon on the Mount: Lord’s Prayer Lessons
This morning in worship, we built our entire service around the Lord’s Prayer, using songs and brief meditations to help us focus on the various…
Sermon on the Mount: Jesus’ Version of the Law
When we head back home to Cedar Rapids, one of the things that I like to do, as long as the weather is warm, is…