Archive for March, 1999

Lists Upon Lists, Some Worth Pondering, Including Jesus’ Own Top Ten

Sunday, March 28th, 1999

I had occasion this past week to address a group of theological school students about sermonic form. It is a subject that has taken up many a chapter of many a textbook over the years, but in my opinion, rarely done better than in 1944, the very year of my birth, by a very wise [...]

Job

Sunday, March 14th, 1999

Requested and Sponsored by Brownie ParkerThe Bible is a sort of anthology. The word “Bible” comes from an ancient Greek word meaning a collection of little books. There are several sorts of books in the collection. Early on are books of legends, law, and history. Later come books about the social reformers known as the [...]

Rocks, Pebbles, Sand

Sunday, March 7th, 1999

I figure, about half of you took one look at this morning’s sermon title and could surmise, well of course, Ken couldn’t resist returning to that reading he used a month ago, now that the canvass is here, the church’s annual attempt to muster the financial support needed to keep itself going and growing. [...]