What It Is We Give Our Lives To

What It Is We Give Our Lives To

by | Nov 25, 2019 | GraceTalk Messages

Well, it’s good to be back from my travels. I have one more trip, then I’m staying put for three months, or until Joan says, “Don’t you have to go to give a speech somewhere?” I was in Virginia last week with Episcopalians at a retreat. I walked over to the conference...
What It Is We Give Our Lives To

Minding the Light

by | Oct 28, 2019 | GraceTalk Messages

It’s been an interesting week in the American church. The preacher and writer John MacArthur, who has spent much of his life telling people how much he knows about the Bible, was asked to say in a few words what he thought of the Bible teacher Beth Moore, and he...
What It Is We Give Our Lives To

That Of God In All People

by | Oct 25, 2019 | GraceTalk Messages

I’ve been out of town these past few weeks, first to Washington State just east of Mount Rainier to meet with a group of pastors. If you ever need to meet with pastors, Mount Rainier is the place to do it. The highest point in Danville is the landfill, and Mount...
What It Is We Give Our Lives To

The God of Sarah

by | Sep 24, 2019 | GraceTalk Messages

I remember when Russ Arnold, a bright and thoughtful Jewish man who taught the Bible and religion over at DePauw, used to worship with us. His wife, Ginger, was Christian, so they attended Quaker meeting because we didn’t try to turn him into a Christian. Every now...
What It Is We Give Our Lives To

God and Guns

by | Sep 12, 2019 | GraceTalk Messages

I remember when I was maybe six or seven years old and it came time for Christmas. My mom and dad must have come into a little extra money¸ because they asked us what we wanted for Christmas, which they had never done. We’d always just gotten what they could afford....