RoboPreacher

but it ain't for free A sermon on J acob's cheat and the aftermath thereupon I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but in the past year or so, I’ve really stepped up my Sunday morning fashion game. It was one of those COVID hobbies, I suppose. It began with a COVID sale. And since then, my Sunday attire has consisted almost exclusively of slacks and a formal cleric. Complete with cufflinks . And even an occasional bespoke blazer to set the whole ensemble off.   Now, I’m not exactly sure where this desire to dress up came from. Maybe it was an attempt to interject a little show into these pared- down services. Maybe it was because I was feeling a little older and thought I might as well dress like it. Or maybe it was because everything else felt out of control, and my attire was one thing I did have some power over. Whatever the exact nature of the cause was, though, I can’t help but notice how my fashion choices were never just about my fashion choices! And I’m not...

how'd you do it A sermon on the rivalry between Jacob and Esau, and Jacob's dream of the ladder: Genesis 27 & 28 After a day he'd just a well forget; Jacob considers all the consequences. For everything, all he has left is a rock for his pillow. He’s so tired of it all, it doesn’t take long for him to fall dead asleep. Ever had a day like that? …I know I have… You know the saying, “there are two kinds of people; those who have it made , and the rest of us who have to make it .” Well, Jacob spent his entire life planted firmly in the latter camp.   Jacob just missed being first out of the gate, being the first born with all the rights and privileges that come with it, by seconds. And from that moment on, Esau, not Jacob, was the one who lived the charmed life.   Esau was the brother everyone couldn't help but notice . He was a natural. A hard worker. The kind of guy who played, and started , in three sports. The kind of guy who was on t...