Sermon Series:Core Values of the Church

This is a picture from nearly 37 years ago—August 14, 1979. My wedding day.  I’m sure you can recognize Sue because she looks exactly the same—but I’m the guy with hair. Yes—I used to have it all over my head—used a blow dryer, carried a comb—the whole deal! Now—when Sue and I planned our marriage, […]

Do you remember this e-insurance commercial? http://www.marketmenot.com/esurance-beatrice-offline-over-sharer-commercial/ I don’t know about the rest of you—but I can relate to this woman—because the older I get—the more I find myself feeling “behind the times” when it comes to social media. Whether it’s understanding Facebook like poor Beatrice here—or Snapchat, Tweets, Linked In, Instagram, imogies, or Shazam […]

This week I did some “google research” about silly lawsuits. I found a ton of examples—but to make sure none of you sue me for preaching too long—-I’ll just share three. The first concerns a city in Turkey called Batman. It’s located beside the Batman River in the Batman Province. You probably don’t know about […]

Years ago when Knute Rockne was the football coach at Notre Dame—there was a ghostwriter who would write a weekly column in Notre Dame’s school newspaper under the title “Old Bearskin.” And this columnist—whoever it was—was always critical about the football team. For example, if one particular player or a group of players were starting […]

In the spring of 1867, General George Armstrong Custer and his regiment were on a scouting expedition on the plains of Kansas. Suddenly Custer’s English Greyhounds, his constant companions, began to chase some antelope over a distant hill and—in spite of himself, Custer could not resist joining the chase.  Well, it was not long before […]

1 – Brothers and sisters, I could not address you as people who live by the Spirit but as people who are still worldly—mere infants in Christ. 2 – I gave you milk, not solid food,for you were not yet ready for it.Indeed, you are still not ready. 3 – You are still worldly. For since there […]

One of my favorite science fiction authors is H.G. Wells.  He’s the guy who wrote “old” sci-fi books like The Time Machine, The Invisible Man, and The War of the Worlds—all of which have been made into popular movies. Wells also wrote a short story called, “The Country of the Blind.” It’s about an inaccessible, […]

This week I learned that—in an effort to provide power—scientists have discovered some surprising—unexpected—ways to generate electricity. Here’s a partial list of their discoveries: Some have suggested devices like this where electric power to recharge your phone or I-pad—is generated by simply breathing. This would literally be “breathtaking.” In Sweden rabbits have bred as fast […]

Yesterday I had the joy of performing the wedding for my nephew David Adams and his bride, Maria Basuino. David and Maria decided to be married at the University Baptist Church in Baltimore—and I have to say I applaud their decision because it is one of the most beautiful churches I’ve ever seen. The sanctuary sits under […]