RoboPreacher

we don't have to think twice, baby (we can drive each other crazy) A sermon on the introduction to Paul's Epistle to the Philippians : Paul’s not writing this epistle to the folks at First Lutheran in Philippi for any ol’ reason. No , Paul’s writing this letter because this church he’s founded is facing a crisis . And as their founder , Paul knows he’s the only one who can address this mess . What’s happened, as Paul relates right at the top of this correspondence, is that the founder of their church has been incarcerated ! Incarcerated. Am I being too subtle ?!?   Paul’s writing this letter, that’s become a part of the holy writ by the way, because he’s in the hoosegow ! Paul’s in jail! And, unsurprisingly , this incident has caused a bit of a stir back at the church Paul himself helped get off the ground! It’s really not that surprising this turn of events has precipitated a bit of a quandary for the folks back in Philippi, either. After all, how would you like t...

this feeling inside A sermon from God's promise to Abraham in Genesis 15:1-6 : Well, what are we going to do with a God like this ?   This God who won’t be practical. This God who seems to think promises are more important than power . This God who won’t play by our rules. This God who, frankly, we’re not so sure what to do with… In fact, before this God is through with Abram , the poor guy will change his name, so different does he become! Apparently, Abram wouldn’t recognize the guy who comes out on the other side of it all. Abraham, a child of God who lives by faith , and faith alone . But the problem for folks like us is, many days we have more in common with Abram than we do with Abraham . In the scripture for today, Abram is doing the sort of thing we concern ourselves with; he’s filling out his life insurance policy. When he gets to the next of kin blank, he writes in the name, not of an heir, but a servant .   Before the ink can even dry, God interrupt...