& my worst old times
look fine from here A sermon on passages from Jeremiah 36 & 31:31-34 : Falling as it does at the end of November , Christ the King is an interesting little festival to preach every four years. Having just wrapped up an election , the church has us celebrate a king ! To be a Christian, insists the church, is to follow someone else; Christ , our king. It’s a good sermon. One we all do well to hear. But I’ve come to realize a sermon like that would only leave you and me in the same old settlement. And today’s scripture is all about the new covenant! Which sounds pretty good right about now . Doesn’t it? New ? I don’t know about you, but all those not so helpful habits I’ve racked up since March are beginning to take their toll. And Lord knows after the gamut of a holiday season unlike any other we’re all about to face, new will be more welcome than ever come January. But, truly new is really hard. And the past never seems quite past . Does it? …A little while ago we heard a...