Sermon preached at First Baptist Church of Corbin, KY on 11/22/20, Reign of Christ Sunday (Matthew 25:31-46) Last weekend, approximately 200 people in Corbin participated in the inaugural Col Sanders half marathon, including our pastor Alex, me and a few others from our church. It was really fun to see our community join together for […]
We Come, We Look and We Wait
A Good Friday Homily For the Jewish people, Friday evening is a special time; a time of preparation for the Sabbath, which in turn is a sacred time of rest and dedication to the Lord. This particular Friday when Jesus was arrested and killed was not only Preparation Day, but also part of a Holy […]
Real Talk! Conversation Starters
Most people have not had enough conversations (or in some cases, any conversation at all) with those closest to them about how they would want medical decisions made in the event they are seriously ill and cannot communicate. Many assume that their loved ones would know what to do for them in a situation like […]
Make Hope Go Viral
Right now, the uncertainty about the present and the future has many of us so bound that sometimes it’s hard to take a breath. The good news from the word of God is that God continues to speak in life-giving and liberating ways.
Make Hope Go Viral (Sermon)
A sermon for First Baptist Church of Corbin, 3/29/2020Lent 5A | Ezekiel 37:1-14, John 11:1-45 While the global pandemic we are seeing now and its ramifications all over the world are unprecedented, many people have drawn similarities between the Covid-19 pandemic and the Spanish Flu of 1918. We’ve been learning from generations before us on […]
Voices in the Desert
Sermon for First Baptist Corbin, March 1, 2020First Sunday in Lent, Year A The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it. And the Lord God commanded the man, “You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; but you must not eat from the tree of […]
It’s the salt, not the salary!
Sermon for February 9, 2020 at First Baptist Church of Corbin. Epiphany 5, Year A You are the salt of the earth; but if salt has lost its taste, how can its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything, but is thrown out and trampled under foot. You are the light of the world. A […]
You like me! You really like me!
When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized too. And as he was praying, heaven was opened 22 and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased. Luke 3: 21-22 […]
#Blessed… The beatitudes may not be what you think.
The part of Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount commonly known as “The Beatitudes” have become familiar sayings to us, almost common place: “Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth.” Because they are so familiar, we tend to forget or dismiss how subversive they really are, and how shocking they must have seemed […]
God is here
For the past several days, I have been more consistent with my prayer and meditation practice. I put it on my calendar daily, so it’s more likely that I’ll attend to it. Then, when I’m ready, I set a timer for 21 minutes on my phone. I spend the first minute settling down into my […]