Sermons

Have you heard a farmer say “I planted 40 acres of corn, and nothing came up but soybeans!” Yeah – me neither. Something would have to go really, really wrong for this to happen. That is exactly the kind of frustration and chagrin Isaiah says God experiences in Isaiah 5:1-9. Isaiah says

It was a promise that sounded like a joke. Abram (later to become Abraham), unable to produce an heir after decades with his wife Sarai (later Sarah), was told to count the stars – if he could. “That is how numerous your descendants will be” said God. Let’s say that polite disbelief was a

In talking about the value of faith and works, James the brother of Jesus says; “You believe that God is one? So what! Even the demons believe, and they tremble.” (James 2:19) Today, believing in God seems hard enough – certainly, there are elements in the society that are

In Pakistan, political leaders often spent a lot of energy condemning the Taliban – which they had helped fund, and continued to fund even while Taliban attacks were happening inside Pakistan. A very wise friend of mine, a Pakistani newspaper publisher said: “If you raise snakes in the