Opossum Screed: Free Will Is Overrated

May 24, 2016

From The New Yorker, 22 June 2009

Always a Reckoning: A Sermon for the Second Sunday in Lent

Therefore his faith was reckoned to him as righteousness. —Rom. 4:22 Just about all religions offer the world a set of rules. In fact,...
If You Have an Enemy

A naturalist, who has reared several bear-cubs, says, "If you have an enemy, give him a bear-cub. His punishment will be ad...
Sent Forth

The Lord make his face to shine upon you, and be gracious to you. ✙ Numbers 6:25 ✙ It is a wonderful thing to gather in Christ's Name....
Humans and Animals

You save humans and animals alike, O Lord. ✙ Psalm 36:6 ✙ On earth, the things we see every day praise God, if only we would take the time...
The Peace of Christ

You shall be far from oppression, for you shall not fear; and from terror, for it shall not come near you. ✙ Isaiah 54:14 ✙ Jesus had been...
Unchanging Truth

His truth is a shield and a buckler. ✙ Psalm 91:4 (ASB) ✙ One of the most haunting scenes in the gospels is found at the end of John 18 . A...
Because He Lives

I shall not die, but I shall live, and recount the deeds of the Lord. ✙ Psalm 118:17 ✙ God sent His son, they called Him, Jesus. He cam...

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Sam Greening: I'm a pastor serving a UCC/DOC partnership congregation in the Western Reserve.

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