- Subscribe
-
Recent Posts
Categories
- Animal Comics
- Ask A Liberal Preacher
- Bible Verses Most Conservative/Fundamentalist Christians Don't Believe
- Bible/Theology
- Book Reviews/Recommendations
- Celebrating Diversity
- Church History
- Creatures
- Critique of Fundamentalists/Evangelicals
- Daily Wisdom
- Devotionals
- Dumb Church Stories
- Family of Origin 101
- First Baptist Church of Discontent Anywhere USA
- Goofed-up Bible (sarcasm)
- Jesus Comics
- My Family (kinfolk)
- News From Mitchell County (NC)
- People I've Known
- Poetry
- Politics/Current Events
- Pray This Prayer With Me
- Re-thinking and Re-doing church
- Sermons
- Sex/Gender/GBLTI
- Sodom (sarcasm)
- Stuff They Didn't Teach You In Sunday School
- This and That/Grab Bag
- Today's Word (Vocab Builder)
- Uncategorized
- Verses To Add To The Bible: The Book of Continuing Revelations
Recent Comments
- Carol Sue Cain on Negative Feedback On Krishna Statue On Wedgewood Property
- alie on How Can Any Modern, Moral Christian Call A Bible The Word Of God?
- admin on Billy Graham’s Net Worth: Making Money Off Of Jesus
- Ned on Billy Graham’s Net Worth: Making Money Off Of Jesus
- marie on Billy Graham’s Net Worth: Making Money Off Of Jesus
- David on Billy Graham’s Net Worth: Making Money Off Of Jesus
- admin on What I’m Reading/Skimming (January 2013)
- Heather on What I’m Reading/Skimming (January 2013)
- R.H. on Gay Marriage Has Never Been Defeated And Never Will Be
- Rick H. on I'm So Tired Of Jesus I'm Renouncing My Christianity, etc.
Category Archives: Sermons
Mother’s Day Sermon: Ferocious Love
Oregon State has revealed new uniforms with a revamped logo featuring the school’s beaver mascot. I’ve printed their logo on the bulletin front. Take a look at the before and after beaver. The new beaver looks scarier than the old … Continue reading
Posted in Sermons
Tagged Ariel Castro, Bible, cerebral palsy, ferocious love, Gina DeJesus, God's wrath, Knowing Jesse, liberal Christianity, love, Marianne Leone, Michelle Knight, Mother's Day, Mother's Day sermon, mother's love, Ms. Berry, New Orleans Pelicans, Oregon Beavers logo, Rev. Dr. Chris Ayers, UNC, UNC mascot, Wedgewood Church, Wedgewood Church Charlotte NC, wrath, wrath of God
Leave a comment
Sermon: A New Crew
Stories About Athletes Who Messed Up Screw-ups, blunders, bloopers, errors, mess ups, or mistakes; whatever you call them, sports are full of them. However, there are some screw-ups that rise above the rest. Some so embarrassing that they live forever … Continue reading
Posted in Sermons
Tagged 12 disciples, blockheads, blunderers, boneheads, botchers, bozos, bumblers, Chris Ayers, Christian community, clods, dimwits, disciples, dumbbells, dunces, featherbrains, fools, goofballs, hare brains, idiots, ignoramuses, imperfection, incompetents, infallibilty, John 20:19-22, Keystone Cops, Keystone Kops, kooks, nincompoops, ninnies, nitwits, numbskulls, oafs, perfection, post-resurrection appearances, preaching, Rev. Dr. Chris Ayers, screwing up, sermon, sports bloopers, The Three Stooges, Wedgewood Church
Leave a comment
Sermon: The Woman (Who Anointed Jesus With Oil)
If you are a man and you have been discriminated against because of your gender, raise your hand. I didn’t think so. Our world greatly favors the XY chromosome. Isn’t it great to be a man with all the privileges … Continue reading
Posted in Sermons
Tagged anointing of Jesus, discrimination, equality, Facebook, feminism, feminist theology, Fortune 500, gender, gospel of Mark, Lean In, sexism, Sheryl Sandberg
Leave a comment
Sermon – Words That Matter
Words That Matter Luke 4:14-21 Then Jesus, filled with the power of the Spirit, returned to Galilee, and a report about him spread through all the surrounding country. He began to teach in their synagogues and was praised by everyone. (Stay … Continue reading
Posted in Sermons
Tagged Beyonce, Chief Justice John Roberts, Christianity, Church of the Open Door, Gandhi, homeless, Hope Chapel, Inauguration Poem, Jesus, lip sync, Luke 4:14-21, Martin Luther King Jr, Nelson Mandela, poor, President Obama, Presidential Oath, Richard Blanco, sermon, Sojourner Truth, Stan Saunders
Leave a comment
Are You Aware Of The Christmas Before Christmas?
The Christmas Before Christmas Deuteronomy 22:23-24 The Christmas before Christmas. If you’ve ever heard about the Christmas before Christmas raise your hand. Nobody? Good, because I made it up. Well, actually somebody else made it up. We all, of course, … Continue reading
Posted in Sermons
Tagged Advent, Bible, biblical interpretation, Christian, Christmas Before Christmas, church, clobber verses, Deuteronomy 22:23-24, Fred Craddock, fundamentalists, God, liberal Christianity, Mary and Joseph, stoning, The Christmas Before Christmas, Twas the Night Before Christmas
Leave a comment
Sermon: Not Impressed – Mark 13:1-2
Not Impressed Mark 13:1-2 As Jesus came out of the temple, one of his disciples said to him, ‘Look, Teacher, what large stones and what large buildings!’ Then Jesus asked him, ‘Do you see these great buildings? Not one stone will … Continue reading
Sermon: Which Is More Difficult: Being Single and the Savior of the World or Being Married and the Savior of the World?
Which Is More Difficult: Being Single and the Savior of the World or Being Married and the Savior of the World? Mark 14:51-52 A certain young man was following him, wearing nothing but a linen cloth. They caught hold of … Continue reading
Posted in Bible/Theology, Sermons
Tagged bad marriage, biblical interpretation, Catholicism, celibacy, Christian ethics, Clement of Alexandria, early church, family values, feminist theology, fundamentalist, Jesus, Jesus' wife, Karen King, liberal Christians, lonely, Mark 14:51-52, marriage, married, patriarchy, savior of the world, sex, sexism, single, The Gospel of Jesus' Wife, The Man Jesus Loved: Homoerotic Narratives from the New Testament, Theodore Jennings Jr.
1 Comment
“When Is He Going To Start Preaching?” – Overhearing the Gospel
“When is he going to start preaching?” complained an elderly African-American woman to her friend sitting beside her. A few minutes later the other woman commented, “I don’t think he’s ever going to start preaching.” Wedgewood Church was having a … Continue reading
Posted in Sermons
Tagged Antioch Baptist Church, Fred Craddock, homiletics, Overhearing the Gospel, preaching, sermons, Wedgewood Church
Leave a comment