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Tag Archives: God
Birthday Wishes
It was my birthday this week. You know how Facebook does this thing where, when your birthday approaches, they invite you to ask everybody for a donation to a charity of your choice? I did that once, for the nonprofit ministry of a friend of mine, but mostly I feel weird about it, because IContinue reading “Birthday Wishes”
The Awful Truth
It’s now two and a half weeks since we gave Oscar his frankly horrible send-off, I’m back to work so I’ve run out of time to write much other than sermons, and yet I’m still grieving, so thanks for continuing to sit here with me for a bit. By this point, I now also haveContinue reading “The Awful Truth”
What If God Were Actually There?
Every time I teach SITS, or promote it, for that matter, I talk about “what if God were there, even in the dark times”? Well. What if He were? Does that make the fact that you lived through those times better? Or worse? If He were there, and you still went through it, that must mean He didn’t do anything about it, right? Why would you want to find that out? What’s more, how could you continue to trust Him if you learned that He was?
A Tale of Two Sabbaths
Neither Sabbath reflected any part of the reality of the week which immediately followed it–but maybe that’s because the Sabbath is meant to be the SEVENTH day of the week…
What Are You Waiting For?
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-amamv-c9a196 Isaiah 2:1-5; Romans 8:18-25 What does it take to wait well? Rev Jennifer A G Layte
Listen! The Secret to Good Communication
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-sxep6-c8c87b James 5:12-20 Prayer is the practice of telling—and living—the truth: the truth about our circumstances, the truth about who we are, and the truth about our relationship with God. Rev Jennifer A G Layte
Listen! Taken for Granted
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-b5sgg-c68b07 James 5:1-6 International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church “Throughout his letter, James has been drawing this distinction between rich and poor Christians, and in these verses we see his strongest indictment yet, of the rich. A few weeks ago, we saw how he pitted the kingdom of the world (ruled by moneyContinue reading “Listen! Taken for Granted”
Listen! Everything In Its Place
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-3fzm3-c4ea55 James 4; Luke 15 Prodigal Son says: Rev Jennifer A G Layte
Hark the Heralds
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-snpf3-bb2f41 Acts 1:6-14 Rev Jennifer A G Layte “We actually get to help Jesus prepare the rooms.” A whole bunch of metaphors get mixed in this sermon, but it all works out in the end.