One of the pains we suffer in this life is leaving our church families. Like the families in our own homes, it hurts to leave them. We shouldn’t have to. It doesn’t seem good or right. Ideally, I suppose, a pastor would get to stay at his congregation forever, and parishioners would never leave either. It’s rare in this life that we find congregations where … Continue reading families apart
Here is a dirty little secret: Weddings are not about the bride and groom. They are about Christ and His cross, the very heart and core of how married people exist in this world. As an added bonus, they also provide an opportunity for a peek into the kinds of people and joy that the Lord gives a bride and groom. And so, in no … Continue reading thank you
Now this is how a wedding sermon ought to be preached (courtesy the Rev. David Petersen). In the Name of the Father and of the +Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. The parable of the ten virgins exposes the dark side of the Gospel: not everyone is saved. Five virgins shut themselves out. They go their own way, attempt to buy their way in, … Continue reading wedding sermon, wedding toast
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