Sermons”
What is Faith?
What is faith to you? If you were to describe what faith is, how would you describe that? There are probably as many ways of describing it as there are people here in the room today. For many of us we may see faith almost as something that you own. You know, people say, I have faith…”
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The Simplicity on the Other Side of Complexity
Oliver Wendell Holmes said, “I would not give a fig for the simplicity on this side of complexity, but I would give my life for the simplicity on the other side of complexity.” Let me give you a visual on this so you can follow me here. Let’s just say that this (points to lectern), right here where I’m standing, is the complexity of our lives…
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Ask, Search, and Knock
Some of you may be familiar with a Steven Sondheim musical called “Into the Woods,” which is a retelling of many of the fairy tales that we’re all familiar with in a way that intersect one another so that new stories come out of it. The play begins with three story lines of some of these fairy tale characters who really deeply desire and ask for something…
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Tweet Less, Kiss More
Yesterday morning as I skimmed the New York Times, online of course, and sipped my coffee, I happened upon a piece by one of my favorite columnists, Bob Herbert. It was titled, “Tweet Less, Kiss More.” Although I will probably be the last tweeter on earth, I thought it would be worth my while to read on, and I was not disappointed…
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Ceaseless Prayer
On the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem, there’s a Jewish cemetery. Seemingly for miles, the white caskets stretch, covering the side of the hill for as far as you can see, and dominating the view of the city from that angle. When I asked the tour guide why, he told me many Jewish people want to be buried on the Mount so they’re close to the Valley of Jehoshaphat, where the Old Testament tells us human beings will be resurrected on the Day of Judgement…
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