‘The Power of Story’: a sermon on Ruth 1

Some day I will post something other than a sermon here. Really I will. I have a whole host of drafts and otherwise unfinished ideas. You'll see them...as soon as I access my inner Rocky Supinger. This past Sunday we kicked off a new sermon series on the book of Ruth -- by necessity, much …

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‘Good Trouble around Asia Minor’: a sermon on Acts 18

Getting into good trouble by welcoming outsiders is the only faithful response to exclusion. That's my argument in this sermon, continuing the theme of the previous sermon by using John Lewis' beautiful phrase. Writing about my Acts 17 sermon, which took place the week before this one, I admitted I wasn't as bold as I …

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‘Good Trouble?’: a sermon on Acts 17

In June, 2008, I had the distinct pleasure of hearing Representative John Lewis speak at a Sojourners conference in D.C. He is, it should go without saying, a real-life hero. A national treasure. An inspiration. Except, I'm ashamed to admit, at the time I didn't really know just how special he was, and thus I …

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