GRACE AND GRATITUDE

I am grateful to Christ Jesus our Lord, who has strengthened me, because he judged me faithful and appointed me to his service.1 Timothy 1:12 I returned to blogging on a regular basis because the process of weaning myself from the practice of weekly sermon preparation and preaching is a struggle. Even though it hasContinueContinue reading “GRACE AND GRATITUDE”

THE WORDS OF MY MOUTH

Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight,        O Lord, my strength and my redeemer.psalm 19:14 (book of common prayer, p. 607) For as long as I have preached, with few exceptions, I have opened my sermons with a prayer. Regardless of its length, IContinueContinue reading “THE WORDS OF MY MOUTH”

WHERE’S THE PASTOR?

John said to [Jesus], “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him, because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not stop him; for no one who does a deed of power in my name will be able soon afterward to speak evil of me.[Mark 9:38-39]ContinueContinue reading WHERE’S THE PASTOR?