Written on the Heart

By Bruce G. Epperly Date Delivered: March 29, 2009 Jeremiah 31:31-34 Psalm 51:10-12 1 John 12:20-26 Legend has it that before the voyages of Columbus and other European sailors, the far…

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Why Was Jesus Killed?

By John B. Cobb, Jr. Mark 14:1b The chief priests and scribes were seeking how to arrest him by stealth, and kill him. Mark’s most explicit and direct answer to the…

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Was Paul a Feminist?

Contributed by John B. Cobb, Jr. Romans 16:1-7 Of course, Paul was not a feminist as that term is strictly employed today. Prior to the very recent period, no one was.…

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Transforming the Time

By Bruce G. Epperly I Kings 2:10-12, 3:3-14 Psalm 111 Ephesians 5:15-20 John 6:51-59 Life is full of special moments – your first day at school, graduation from college, falling in…

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Suchocki on John 6

By Marjorie Hewitt Suchocki Date Delivered: August 13, 2006 Location: Claremont United Methodist Church John 6 The gospel of John has not exactly been my favorite gospel. I like parables—there’s not…

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Spirit–centered Progressives?

By Bruce G. Epperly Pentecost Sunday Acts 2:1-21 Romans 8:22-27 John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15 Imagine yourself in those first weeks following the resurrection of Jesus, utterly overwhelmed by the events of Holy…

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