Part IX of “Romans: The Road Less Traveled” Romans 16 The Academy Awards are tonight, and while I haven’t seen many of the movies (ok, really none of them), it’s always an interesting exercise in watching human behavior. I especially enjoy watching the speeches, where excited people try to thank everyone they know while the …
Part VIII of “Romans: The Road Less Traveled Romans 13:1-15:6 One of the great privileges I’ve had for the last couple of years is to do the opening prayer for the Colorado State Senate several times per legislative session. I put on a suit, drive up to the Capitol building, climb up the marble stairs …
Part VII of “Romans: The Road Less Traveled” Romans 12:1-21 A writer named Shelley Jackson is publishing a short story, but it’s not one you’ll find in a magazine or literary collection. To read it, you’ll have to track down 2,095 people around the world and get them all together. Jackson’s story is entitled “Skin” …
Part VI of “Romans: The Road Less Traveled.” Romans 9:1-11:36 As someone who is trained as a historian, one of the things I love to look at is old maps. I talked about this a couple of sermon series ago when I said while GPS is great technology, there’s really no substitute for the context …
Part V of the series “Romans: The Road Less Traveled.” Romans 7:1-8:39 Well, after two weeks of hype, the Big Game is finally here. It’s especially interesting this year, of course, because the Broncos are in it and most us of will be tuned in this afternoon to watch the game, or at least to …
Part IV of the series “Romans: The Road Less Traveled.” Romans 5:1-6:23 I was digging around in my office at home this week (always making room for more books) and I came across my baptismal certificate. I was baptized on September 13, 1964 at the tiny Presbyterian Church in Tunnelton, PA—my grandparents’ church. The elder …
Part III in the series “Romans: The Road Less Traveled.” Romans 3:21-4:25 We continue our road trip through Romans today, and whenever I think of a road trip, the first thing that always comes to mind for me is, “What needs to be packed and how will we pack it?” I’m pretty sure that I …
Part II of the series “Romans: The Road Less Traveled.” Romans 1:18-3:22 I saw an article pop up on Twitter this week that said that the Church of England is trying out a new baptism service that drops all mention of the devil and sin. Among the phrases abandoned are those referring to “the deceit …
New Sermon Series Begins Sunday, January 5 In the first century world, it was no exaggeration to say that “all roads lead to Rome.” Rome was the center of the empire, the capital of commerce, and a symbol of power that still echoes in the modern world. One of those who took the road to …