I love the movie O Brother, Where Art Thou. In fact, I love this movie so much that I wrote a paper about it in seminary in order to convince my professor who hated the movie to give it another watch. I don’t remember everything about the paper I wrote, but I remember making the
Dog Kisses Ephesians 1:3-14 and Matthew 2:1-12 Have you ever gone to pet a dog and been greeted with a big, slobbery lick to the face? While we may not enjoy the slobber, there is definitely something heartwarming about the experience. Researchers believe there may be a number of reasons that dogs will lick someone.
Luke 1:46-55 Waiting is hard. I wonder how many people in this room like to wait for things. Anyone? We don’t really like waiting. That’s why things like fast food and high speed internet and instant mashed potatoes were created. We are all at least a little bit like Veruca Salt in Roald Dahl’s Charlie
In the Bible, when an important person is going to be born, we often get a family tree or a description of the person’s birth story. We learn about the significance of the person’s name and what he will do in the world. Sometimes the promises of what the person will accomplish are good–like the
Have you ever heard anyone use the phrase, “Good times. Noodle salad.” (Lots of NOs.) I’m not surprised. I’ve actually used this phrase on and off for nearly 30 years, but it has never really caught on. Now, you might ask why I would use a phrase like this. Where did it come from and
I’ll never forget my last private lesson with my clarinet instructor in college. For about a year, I had lived the life of a clarinet performance major at the music conservatory. As hopeful performers, we were expected to practice 3-4 hours every day. I managed this for about a semester, but after Christmas break, unrelenting
I love the movie O Brother, Where Art Thou. In fact, I love this movie so much that I wrote a paper about it in seminary in order to convince my professor who hated the movie to give it another watch. I don’t remember everything about the paper I wrote, but I remember making the
Dog Kisses Ephesians 1:3-14 and Matthew 2:1-12 Have you ever gone to pet a dog and been greeted with a big, slobbery lick to the face? While we may not enjoy the slobber, there is definitely something heartwarming about the experience. Researchers believe there may be a number of reasons that dogs will lick someone.
Luke 1:46-55 Waiting is hard. I wonder how many people in this room like to wait for things. Anyone? We don’t really like waiting. That’s why things like fast food and high speed internet and instant mashed potatoes were created. We are all at least a little bit like Veruca Salt in Roald Dahl’s Charlie
In the Bible, when an important person is going to be born, we often get a family tree or a description of the person’s birth story. We learn about the significance of the person’s name and what he will do in the world. Sometimes the promises of what the person will accomplish are good–like the
Have you ever heard anyone use the phrase, “Good times. Noodle salad.” (Lots of NOs.) I’m not surprised. I’ve actually used this phrase on and off for nearly 30 years, but it has never really caught on. Now, you might ask why I would use a phrase like this. Where did it come from and
I’ll never forget my last private lesson with my clarinet instructor in college. For about a year, I had lived the life of a clarinet performance major at the music conservatory. As hopeful performers, we were expected to practice 3-4 hours every day. I managed this for about a semester, but after Christmas break, unrelenting