Mornings that begin with Megan’s waffles for breakfast are always good, but every time we find ourselves waiting for the orange light to signal the perfect golden brown waffle is ready… Sometimes I think we move through life waiting for the waffle light. Of course we are rarely literally staring at the waffle light, but […]
Read more "Waffles"Luke 4:1-13 The temptation of Jesus serves as an illustration for the temptation we face in everyday life. Last week we looked at the temptation to turn stone into bread. Jesus was hungry, but he knew there was more to life than stuff (even necessities). In the same way, we are tempted by possessions, often […]
Read more "Plunge ~ the Temptation of Jesus #2"People have asked what school I will be at for See You At the Pole (September 24th), but just like last year I am going to let YOU decide! To get me to your school is easy. Just take a picture of you and friends in front of a flag pole. You will get […]
Read more "See Sean at the Pole…"In the vision of Ezekiel 47 the river flows due East, in the footsteps of God. But the world, the society we live in, has another vision of salvation. Over the next three weeks we are going to transfer the three temptations of Jesus and reveal how they are still temptations for us today. The […]
Read more "Plunge: Due West #1 “I’m Hungry”"Steve McPherson showed me an interesting tidbit. The University of Iowa studied the impact on a student’s GPA between those who attended a religious service compared with those who did not. Of course I was not surprised to learn that the students who attended services got better grades than those who never attended. The surprise […]
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