What Do You Mean When We Say Jesus?
Quick history trivia: What is the significance of the name James Irwin? Well, James Irwin was one of the first astronauts to walk on the moon. He was on the Apollo 15 moon mission. After James Irwin returned a Spanish journalist asked him this question: “What did you feel when you stepped out of that capsule and your feet touched the surface of the moon?” To everyone’s surprise, Irwin answered, “It was one of the most profoundly disillusioning moments of my life.” Irw
On Being Evangelical
Every year on the seventh Sunday of Easter we read the same gospel from the 17th chapter of John. The scene is the night before Jesus is to be crucified. Jesus is having a very deep and very intense intercessory prayer with his Father in which he pleads that all might be unified – made one – in the same unity Jesus has been given with his Father and by his Father. Each time I preach on it I mention the difficulty I have with it. The last time I told you that, when I was
All You Need Is Love
Some sermons just preach themselves. I mean, there are times that a pastor will look at a text for Sunday – maybe one of the “dark sayings” of Jesus – and ask himself, “How am I ever going to preach on this.” But then there are gospels like todays which are all about love. Pastors love to preach on love. This one’s got love all over it. Jesus uses the word nine times. This morning’s gospel contains the second-most memorized words of the New Testament – right behind “For