Category Archives: Sermon Illustrations
A Company of Thieves Christmas
A couple of friends and I went to the CD 102.5 Holiday Show this year at the LC in downtown Columbus. One of the bands performing was Company of Thieves, a Chicago-based band. Their biggest single to date is “Oscar … Continue reading
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A Pastor is Thankful for Christopher Hitchens
Christopher Hitchens passed away yesterday at 62 after a battle with cancer. Hitchens was one of the most outspoken atheists in contemporary culture. As a columnist for Vanity Fair and author of God is Not Great, an atheist manifesto, he … Continue reading
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Zig Ziglar on Gratitude
Do you want to feel more thankful on this Thanksgiving? Watch this short video of Zig Ziglar speaking about gratitude.
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If the Starbucks Loses Its Coffee-ness…
On the last two Mondays that I’ve stopped by the Ashland Starbucks, they’ve been out of coffee. Their “coffee machine” is broken. Starbucks without coffee is like a gas station without gas, a grocery store without groceries, (add your own … Continue reading
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20th Anniversary of Nirvana’s Nevermind
Unbelievably, today is the 20th anniversary of the release of Nirvana’s Nevermind album on September 24, 1991. Growing up in the Midwest, I remember hearing “Smells Like Teen Spirit” for the first time in late fall or winter of 1991/1992. … Continue reading
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Paternity Leave
I’m blessed to have paternity leave as an option through the United Methodist Church. The United Methodist Church offers 8 weeks of paid paternity leave to pastors, but I worked from home for 4 weeks instead of taking all of … Continue reading
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Who Killed Jesus?
I gave a sermon today about the meaning of Palm Sunday and spoke about the crucifixion of Jesus, as well. I will post the audio file of that sermon in a couple of days. As I read the crucifixion accounts … Continue reading
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The Future Church
Two profound links, here, one a video and one a blog post. 1. On the coming Evangelical split (it’s been happening for 5-10 years now): http://www.redletterchristians.org/digging-deeper-the-coming-evangelical-split/ The earlier blog post that the author refer to: http://ryangear.com/2011/03/15/love-wins-and-a-new-reformation/ 2. On the future … Continue reading
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Mission as the Emerging Entry Point for New People
Pastors, this is a great article about how mission may be the new entry point, front door, for new people into churches. I largely agree. Among younger people right now, I think the front door may be 50/50 between worship and service projects. … Continue reading
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