Sermons

When I entered Caesar Rodney High School back in 1968 and was faced with deciding which language to study, I picked Latin. In hindsight, I probably made this selection basically out of pride. I mean, the thought of becoming a Latin student somehow sounded more intelligent than becoming a French student or a Spanish student. […]

A few weeks ago, Sue and I watched the new Meryl Street movie that is about the life of a woman named Florence Foster Jenkins. If you’ve seen it then you know it’s a true story about an American socialite and amateur soprano who was known and mocked—for her flamboyant performance costumes and notably poor singing […]

Since 1998 Redland has sent mission teams to Mexico and the Dominican Republic—a total of about fifteen times. And—you would think that with all those trips—my Spanish vocabulary would have improved. But that’s not the case. I’ve only learned a handful of phrases like, “Good Morning” – “Buenos Dias!” —“How are you?” – “Como Sta?” […]

As you probably know, every year I invite a group of Redlanders to join me in reading through the Chronological Bible. This year is the largest group I’ve ever had. There are 28 of us. One of the things I enjoy about our group is the questions that are shared among group members. This year […]

Have you ever experienced a nightmarish crisis that came out of nowhere? I’m talking about suddenly being faced with a problem that you just knew was impossible to solve?  Whatever the problem was, it made you feel overwhelmed. You thought, “This is it—-there is no way out—-I’m going under.” Here are a couple examples: Has […]

One of my favorite aspects of the Christmas celebration is the Christmas Tree itself.  It’s the main decoration of our house. In fact, for our family, buying it and setting it up—officially begin the Christmas season. And I don’t know about you guys but I’m always eager for Christmas to start so we have always […]

1st John 3:1 – “See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God!  And that is what we are!” John 3:16 – “For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. […]

Part of Christmas is travelling. As Lucado puts it, “Holiday time is HIGHWAY TIME!” This aspect of celebrating Jesus’ birth has been true since the days winter travel was done with a horse-drawn sleigh. Do you remember this old song? Sing with me if you do: “Over the river, and through the woods to grandmother’s […]

8 – And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. 9 – An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. 10 – But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you […]

Galatians 4:4-7 –  But when the set time had fully come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, 5 – to redeem those under the law, that we might receive adoption to sonship, 6 – Because you are His sons, God sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, the Spirit Who calls out, “Abba, Father.” 7 […]