A Response to Recent Misunderstandings (2007)

Being a follower of Jesus requires two things of me: 1) a desire to love Jesus with all my being 2) a devoted humility to please God–no if, ands, buts, or a comma between the “please” and “God.” My dream is to render both faithfully every day. But Jesus-following and...

Freely You Have Received, Freely Give

Toward a Post-Tithing, Post-Stewardship, Postmodern Theology of Receiving “What have you got that you did not receive? If then you received it, why do you boast as if it were not a gift?” Apostle Paul (1Cor.4:7) *** “It is not what we eat but what we...

Announcing PreachTheStory.com

Leonard Sweet has launched his new website PreachTheStory.com where you can find free preaching resources, as well as premium sermons and preaching advice: PreachTheStory.com Are you ready for the Revolution? Embrace the 21st century with sermons that speak the...

The Big “W”

Mark 8:31-38 There are two kinds of dogs in this world (not people this time!). There are the dogs who eat everything and anything – toss them a bit of anything, meat, cauliflower, mushrooms, shoe leather – and it will be snapped out of the sky and scarfed...

Why Christmas is So Dangerous

There is no doubt about it. Christmas is a dangerous time of year. You ever tried negotiating a mall parking lot between Black Friday and Christmas Eve? You know one level of danger. You ever tried to gather together a fractious, far-flung family into one Christmas...