"God is an artist, not an industrialist."
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"God is an artist, not an industrialist."
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Devil’s Bargain
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Where I read Dostoevsky’s “Demons” for the seventh time.
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This Sunday the Gospel reading is the wilderness temptation of Christ in Matthew and I will preach a sermon called “Devil’s Bargain.”
Let the reader understand.
This U2 EP released on Ash Wednesday is just what we need. open.spotify.com/album/3vgnEc...
18.02.2026 19:18 — 👍 12 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
At Word of Life we have four Ash Wednesday services in the Upper Room with Communion and the imposition of ashes.
Noon, 5:30, 6:30, 7:30 PM CT
You are invited to join us in person or online.
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The assumption that allegiance pledged to a nation-state of this fallen age and the baptismal allegiance pledged to Christ will not come into conflict is the height of folly.
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What did Jesus mean when he said he did not come to abolish the Law and the Prophets but to fulfill them?
That’s what this sermon is about.
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The Kingdom of Heaven Is Not Valhalla
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I felt like this was a timely sermon on the timeless Beatitudes.
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Jesus Christ was crucified
St. Paul was beheaded
Dietrich Bonhoeffer was hung
In the name of Law and Order
A Light In Dark Places
(A sermon for our times.)
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"And the government shall be upon his shoulder." -Isaiah 9:6
The government of God is the cross.
If it doesn't look like the cross, it's not the government (kingdom) of God.
"Take up your cross and follow me." -Jesus
More apropos than ever.
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Four O’Clock in the Afternoon
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Tomorrow’s sermon:
Four O’Clock in the Afternoon
The Tenderness of Christ
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Registration for our Lenten Retreat is now open! This will fill up quickly, so don’t delay.
This year’s theme:
RIVERS IN THE DESERT
Spiritual Well-being in a Materialist Age
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Bob Weir has died. 😢 Peri and I saw Dead and Company at the Sphere last May. It was the best show we’ve ever seen.
10.01.2026 23:44 — 👍 16 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Tomorrow I’m preaching on the tenderness of Christ toward people who are like broken reeds and smoldering wicks.
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I’ve been very upset by the senseless killing of Renee Nicole Good. I had a hard time sleeping last night. (A friend is a pastor to her parents.) So I pray. And then I listen to good music that reminds me there is goodness in this world and evil will not have the last word.
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A war budget of 1.5 trillion dollars (proposed for 2027) is $4,322 for every man, woman, and child in America.
Mars is a voracious god.
(Artwork: “The Face of War,” Salvador Dalí, 1941)
The Magi and I
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The ten-week online course through “Demons”—Dostoevsky’s most prophetic novel—begins this evening!
You can participate live (with Q/A) or access the recordings later. Information and registration at wolc.com/demons.
“This Light from the Child in the Darkness”
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The study at sunrise on a Lord’s day morning.
04.01.2026 13:30 — 👍 18 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Full Moon with Contrail 🌝
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