Got home Saturday night and rose early Sunday morning to finalize preparation for the morning sermon. The story of Simeon reminded me of the constant tension between the idealism of salvation's arrival and the realism of the suffering Jesus' coming would mean. I preached that Simeon was a man of truth, saying what was what …
Day Two
Great class yesterday. These people are smart, interested, and vocal. They understood what makes a poem, what the implications are of the questions surrounding the use of sexuality in media, and they seem more than willing to engage the culture on its own terms. When asked about their experiences of beauty, the examples came back …
Dense with Glory…
Years click off faster than they used to. Amy and Daniel were small just yesterday, but now they're grown (practically). So many events once to be looked forward to are now slipping by one by one, complete. There's lots more adventure ahead, but there isn't a day goes by without my head reeling with it …
Vision
A magic word, vision. A glimpse of some future reality that might come to pass. A quick flash of insight that compels us to push forward with new energy and new hope. A slight intuition that speaks of more life pouring in, more friends gathered for the journey, more people lifted from brokenness and despair. …
Looking for Inspiration
I've asked several people this week, what should happen on a Sunday morning, and one word keeps creeping in. Not the only word, but a good one. Inspiration. So the people come to the church on Sunday morning, carrying their lives on their backs, the breakdowns in expectation of the previous weeks and months, the …
JEFF BERRYMAN 