What Does It Mean to Be Spiritual? (5)

by | Apr 2, 2022 | GraceTalk Messages

VIEW VIDEO  I have a friend I’ve known about 10 years. I only see him once a year when he returns to the area. I met him at a talk I was giving, but then he moved shortly afterwards, and we’ve managed to stay in touch through email and the occasional phone call. Once...
What Does It Mean to Be Spiritual? (4)

What Does It Mean to Be Spiritual? (4)

by | Mar 17, 2022 | GraceTalk Messages

VIEW VIDEO  It is good to be back with you. I was in North Carolina last Sunday, speaking to Baptists at a Methodist retreat center. I drove down, but Joan stayed in Danville, hoping to avoid my habit of listening to radio preachers on long car trips. I listen not so...
What Does It Mean to Be Spiritual? (4)

Is Religion a Force for Good or Evil? (3) 

by | Aug 26, 2021 | GraceTalk Messages

VIEW VIDEO  We’re having a screenhouse built at our farm, so I visited an Amish man who makes doors and windows and purchased a screen door. The Amish man turned out to be this nice guy who doesn’t mind answering my questions about Amish traditions and customs. While...
What Does It Mean to Be Spiritual? (4)

Characteristics of Good Relationships (1)

by | Jan 20, 2021 | GraceTalk Messages

Last Sunday, I had intended to begin a sermon series on the characteristics of good relationships, but we were rudely interrupted by an insurrectionist mob, which could not be ignored. Nevertheless I will not be deterred from my duty, so will pick up where we left...
What Makes a Space Sacred

What Makes a Space Sacred

by | Jan 29, 2020 | GraceTalk Messages

I remember when I was a kid going to school, and the Highlights magazine would arrive, which I loved. Our teacher would give us a half hour at the end of the day to read it, and I would lose myself in it, reading the exploits of Ma and Pa Timbertoes, with their...