Month: November 2009

I was recently reminded of a column by Terry Mattingly called “Hypocrites Are Us.” In the column, he notes that “The problem is that sin, and thus hypocrisy, is part of the human condition. Anyone who believes anything struggles to live up to thos… →

This week I posted a 5-part reflection on all of Luke 5. It is a great chapter from the Gospels and worthy of reflection. Here are the links for the series if you missed it… I hope you will add your own comments and reflections on the text as we… →

My final reflection on Luke 5 (verses 33-39) – They said to him, “John’s disciples often fast and pray, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees, but yours go on eating and drinking.” Jesus answered, “Can you make the guests of the bridegroom fast… →

Continuing reflections from Luke 5… verses 27-32 – After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector by the name of Levi sitting at his tax booth. “Follow me,” Jesus said to him, and Levi got up, left everything and followed him. Then Levi held… →

Luke 5:17-26 – One day as he was teaching, Pharisees and teachers of the law, who had come from every village of Galilee and from Judea and Jerusalem, were sitting there. And the power of the Lord was present for him to heal the sick. Some men cam… →

Continuing reflections on Luke 5: While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came along who was covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell with his face to the ground and begged him, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.” Jesus r… →

A while back I was spending some time reading through Luke 5. It is a chapter that I have probably read hundreds of times and preached or taught from dozens of times. But that day, it struck me as new and fresh. LUKE 5:1-11 One day as Jesus was st… →

Three years ago this Sunday, I gave a sermon about Ted Haggard and how Christians should respond to the situation. One of the strange things about having all my sermons online is that I cannot escape the words I have spoken publicly. While my situ… →

I wanted to add one more thought from my previous post about why I say that I am gay as opposed to using the language of “struggle with homosexuality” or “struggle with same-sex attraction”… This is going to sound vulgar and I do not mean it tha… →

I like it when blog readers submit questions they want me to address here. It helps create a real sens eof dialogue, which is part of the point of this blog. One reader asked me this today: “Can you put up a post on the difference between saying “… →