Month: July 2011

  • The Company We Keep: Empathy and Reading the Bible Together (Acts 8)

    This is the message I gave this past Sunday. _THE B.I.B.L.E. The Bible is, for better or for worse, one of the most influential documents in the history of the Western World. We sit here together in worship this morning largely because of the Bible. Many of us have grown up hearing the stories, memorizing…

  • The Res. Community Pt. 4: The Last Breakfast, or First Potluck (John 21)

    This is the message I gave that is a part of a longer series on the resurrection community from a few weeks back. _The last breakfast on the beach Post Easter we’ve been talking about the res. appearances of Jesus. We thought it would be interesting to see what Jesus’ appearances have to say about…

  • GMO OMG! Jeremy Seifert’s New Sizzle Real

    My friend Jeremy Seifert, the guy behind the popular documentary Dive!, which I have reviewed here in the past, is beginning work on a new documentary about GMOs (Genetically Modified Organisms). I am really excited about the new project and have posted it a few times in various places, but I haven’t shared the “Sizzle…

  • _Introduction A couple weeks back we discussed how the resurrection community is a participatory community, that is that Jesus invited his disciples to bring some of their fish and add it to the pile that he brought. The work of the church is to be actively involved in participating in God’s ongoing work in the…

  • The Res. Community (Pt. 3): Success and The Famous Catch of John 21

    This is the third part in a five-part series looking at the final resurrection appearances of Jesus in the book of John. The text this morning is the first part of John 21. _intro There’s a lot of silliness in this passage. It would be easy to write a farce on this passage: Not knowing…