In his presidential campaign announcement speech, RFK Jr said ‘I have so many skeletons in my closet that if they could all vote, I could run for king of the world.” Nothing to be proud of there, but at least he told the truth, albeit easier to do when you have no real chance of…
Helena surely knew the importance of establishing the historical reality of Jesus, as several generations had passed since his life and death and the personal connection to him and his witnesses was fading. She basically made one of the first known archeological expeditions, going to Jerusalem with a team, seeking out and discovering fragments of…
Yes God has extended his hand to us Armenians throughout the centuries, and we can see how he has written himself Diarnagrer Er, all over our history, in our alphabet, in the thousands of churches which bear his form, in the 100s of thousands of khachkars (cross stones) which dot the countryside and mark the…
A priest and a Rabbi from local parishes were standing by the side of the road holding up signs. The Rabbi’s sign read, “The End is Near!” Opposite him, the priest’s sign read, “Turn before it’s too late!” They planned to hold up their signs to each passing car. “Get a job.” The first driver yelled. Right behind…
“What therefore God has joined together, let not man put asunder.” –Mk 10:9 Our church operates in the world of contracts, but we aim for something higher than contractual relationships with each other. Can you imagine what would happen if we had a no-show policy for church? At $50 per person, per Sunday, we would…
Introduction Last week we got into the book of Psalms and got very practically into what composes a Lament, that it is has an address to God, a complaint, a request, a push for God to act and then ends in confidence that God will provide. Last session, by the way, was a very Modern,…
Introduction “Learning Lament” Has a PR Problem Our sermon series is called Learning Lament, and I will admit to you right off the bat that I realize the title has a PR problem. People either don’t know what Lament is, or they have negative associations with it. When I told the altar servers that the…