Two men were travelling from Jerusalem to Emmaus. And as they moved farther and farther away – both in steps and hours – from all that had happened, they began to debrief it together. They went over everything: That triumphant entrance into Jerusalem, with the palm branches, and the donkey! The meal they all had shared once they arrived in the city, the dinner they thought was a celebration – not a goodbye.
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More Guilt? Yes, Please! How Our Church Has Co-Opted Shame and Disguised It as Guilt
Written by Selina Mullin, a version of this article first appeared on Unfundamentalist.com on May 21, 2018 Have you ever heard the phrase “near-enemy” used before? No? Well, a near-enemy is when two things look very similar but are intrinsically different. I first read the phrase in a Louise Penny book, where she wrote about aContinue reading “More Guilt? Yes, Please! How Our Church Has Co-Opted Shame and Disguised It as Guilt”
Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up
This sermon was prepared for Wesley United’s Sunday service on January 28, 2018 (Year B Epiphany 4, 1 Corinthians 8:1-13). When first approaching this text, the obvious thing is to preach a sermon about the idols we have in our lives. Since there’s ample fodder there for conversation. We could talk about the devices thatContinue reading “Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up”
