Unload Condemnation (Part 3 of 3)

Unload Condemnation (Part 3 of 3)

by | May 19, 2023

Ever been ashamed of yourself?    Just, utterly, no-excuses ashamed?  A want-to-find-a-hole-in-the-ground-and-dive-into-it-and-never-be-seen-again shamed?  Embarrassed about it to the point of being terribly uncomfortable with some...
Unload Condemnation (Part 2 of 3)

Unload Condemnation (Part 2 of 3)

by | May 12, 2023

Luke, the Gospel writer, tells us tensions were high between Jesus and the Pharisees (chapter 7).  Jesus was the guest of Simon the Pharisee.  The host had ignored basics of hospitality.  No washing of feet, greeting (kiss, v. 45), no anointing oil for...
Unload Condemnation (Part 1 of 3)

Unload Condemnation (Part 1 of 3)

by | May 5, 2023

“All the love and acceptance which perfect obedience could obtain from God, belongs to the genuine Christian because Christ was perfectly obedient on your behalf” – Charles Spurgeon Horrible Pie  A Seattle friend told a group of guys, “We were at a family dinner...
The Parable of the Ledge (Part 2 of 4)

The Parable of the Ledge (Part 2 of 4)

by | Nov 17, 2022

Part 1 was about an older man on Chicago’s L and his conversation with his fellow passengers, which is about a man on a high mountain ledge (That’s a one paragraph review of Part 1). “While the man in our story knows he is on a dangerous ledge, humanity, generally...