Strange Companions

I preached a sermon today that combined quotes from Raylan Givens, Carly Rae Jepson and Bob Dylan. And the Bible, of course.

My head feels funny.

You Get What You Pay For

I'd mentioned in an earlier post that I'll be doing some sermons on why (and maybe a little bit of how, although I'm not sure how to go about that) adjusting the pace of our lives to include significant slowdown spaces matters.

Common sense suggests that we observe better when we pay attention, but a lot of modern "multi-tasking" practice works against that. Come now some studies that suggest common sense is closer to the mark. We are far more likely to be aware of something when we pay attention to it, and attention itself is a limited resource. We can't pay attention to very many things at once. This information should add some interesting dimension to the sermons, at least as background.

Whether or not I can get people to pay attention to the sermon, of course, is an entirely different question.

Whoops

Fallen behind on these notifications -- resolutions for improvement now follow abundantly!

Real Estate in a Time of Disaster

Not a commentary on the current housing finance crisis (too many numbers hurt my head), but the subject of this week's sermon as Jeremiah is told to buy a piece of land while his city is under siege.

The Gospel and Tom Jones

It's not as unusual as you might think. Right here, on the sermon blog.

Famous One?

Well, this Amos was well-known before the guy who makes the cookies, but I suspect more people know the cookie guy. I'd preach on what he says, but I don't talk with my mouth full, so you can settle for one using the prophet's words instead.

Shhh!

Be vewy, vewy quiet. I'm hunting sewmons, and I think I see one wight heaw!

Allegiance

Is the title and the subject of this week's sermon, delivered on the 4th of July.

Preachy!

After a Father's Day holiday with my folks, sermonizing has resumed! Specifically here.

Sunday Funnies?

Well, I laugh at some of the jokes, anyway. The sermon is up here.

Holiday Weekend Sermon

That's what you'll see here. Or, if you'd like, you can see it live (and in color) at our church on Sunday morning.

Feels Like Sunday Morning

And since it is, here is this Sunday's sermon.

Sermon Alert!

Saul becomes Paul in today's sermon, over at the sermon blog.

Wave Them Branches!

Today is Palm Sunday, and if for some reason you are in my church this morning, you might hear something that vaguely resembles this.

Doubled Up

I was reaaallllly late in publishing last week's sermon, which is here, along with this week's which is here. I hope this will make your reading time doubly edifying.

Sunday? Sermon!

If it's one, then the other must be true!

Verify for yourself that it is so, here.

Once Again

A sermon appears, as if by unseen electronic forces, upon the Interwebs, and is available for your perusal, contemplation and dozing...

Behold!

This week's sermon is up, here. It is a repeat from a couple of years ago, so if you're a longtime reader (Hi, Mom!) you might find it familiar.

A Weekly Dose

Of sermonizing, up at the Flatlands Friar sermon blog, here.

Out of Reruns!

New sermon is up over at the sermon blog.