Bible 101: Pulling Meat Out of a Text
Text: Hebrews 5:11-6:3, Revelation 3:15-16 The author of Hebrews doesn’t seem very nice. The people they are writing to are called lazy. They are compared…
Hebrews
Drop Kick Me, Jesus
Yesterday after the Iowa – Iowa State game, Chad Leistikow wrote that it was a game “neither team deserved to lose.” [1] You all know…
Cloud of Witnesses
I believe that Colleen is not only among that great cloud of witnesses today, but that through her life, she has inspired her family and…
Preaching in an Empire…
Today, our conference “Thursday Memo for Preachers” came across my inbox. I’m usually challenged and inspired by Rev. Bill Cotton’s words – and today was…
Hebrews Part 6: Discipline
My nephew has recently picked up a bad habit. Lying. Whether it’s just a phase he is going through or if developmentally he has just…
Hebrews Part 5: The Cloud of Witnesses
We have spent the last few weeks wading through some pretty heavy stuff in the Letter to the Hebrews. Like the author makes clear –…
Hebrews Part 4: Jesus the Priest?
I. Introduction A. Talking about who Jesus is – Christology and Atonement B. [SLIDE] Already the book of Hebrews has told us some things about…
Hebrews Part 3: Milk First, Meat Later
Milk First, Meat Later [SLIDE] As we continue in the book of Hebrews today, we come crashing into the heart of the letter’s Christology. Christology?…