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03.28.10

Donkey Church | Philippians 2:1-11
Roger Nelson

Gordon Crosby served as a chaplain in World War II and when he came home he couldn't find a job. No churches wanted him. So, partly out of necessity, partly out of being changed by the war, and partly out of sense that there must be a different way ...

03.21.10

Beyond Knowledge, Beyond Practice | Philippians 3:4-14
Roger Nelson

Dear Friends, For as long as I can remember I have wrestled with, and wondered about, and tried to walk with God. For as long as I can remember I have wanted more of God. Fifty years of struggling, searching, and seeking. Fifty years of ...

03.14.10

Creation Reframed | 2 Corinthians 5:16-21
Roger Nelson

There has been a recent flurry of books written by non-Christians traversing Christian sub-cultures. The authors are atheists or the religiously curious and they anonymously find a place in churches or Christian colleges and then write what they ...

03.07.10

Strength for the Journey | 1 Corinthians 10:1-14
Roger Nelson

What metaphor is helpful as you think about your life? I know that assumes that you think about your life and that in doing so you employ a metaphor, but just for fun and as a way into text and sermon... What metaphor helps you define ...

02.28.10

A Deep Longing | Philippians 3:15-4:1
Roger Nelson

Lew Smedes ~ ethics professor, author, reformed gadfly ~ would routinely ask a class of first year students if they believed in heaven and hands would shoot up all around the room. He would follow by asking who wanted to go to heaven. Again, hands ...

02.21.10

Dining at the Divine Deli | Romans 10:8-13
Roger Nelson

Last Christmas there was a colorful catchy commercial for the Gap. Against an all white background stood a sort of a Gap cheer-leading-pom-pom-dance-drill-team. They were hip and handsome young people with a couple cute kids. They were ...