Tag: reconcile

And reconciling the world to yourself

And reconciling the world to yourself (Click on the sermon title for a .pdf copy)
Matthew 28:16-20
April 16, 2017

Irreconcilable differences. That is grounds for divorce in Iowa, the only grounds for divorce in Iowa. Irreconcilable differences. A relationship grown so divided, so distant, so broken, that it cannot be saved, that the partners cannot be reconciled. Irreconcilable differences. It is now the catch-all term for any number of factors contributing to the degradation of the relationship.… Continue reading ...

Be the church: forgive often

Be the church: forgive often (Click on the sermon title for a .pdf copy)
Acts 3:12-19
April 19, 2015

(Strike gavel on pulpit)

All rise!  Court is now in session.  And the presiding judge is … you!

You are the judge.  You are the judge empowered to pass sentence on every person who has hurt you.  You have the power to condemn or to show mercy, to exact punishment — by taking vengeance or by exiling the offender — to exact punishment in one way or another or to forgive. … Continue reading ...