Archive for category Pastor’s Articles
What Would Jesus Drive?
Posted by revlev in Pastor's Articles on March 23, 2003
I had the misfortune of watching a morning “news” program the other day. On it was the talking head of a pundit decrying the use of sports utility vehicles (SUV). Her premise was that driving such vehicles supported terrorism by increasing our dependence on Arab oil. As a further means of proving her point, she [...]
To the Martyr
Posted by revlev in Pastor's Articles on October 1, 2002
Who raises their sword to slay the infidel; To kill the heretic and revel in blood? Is God weak begging you to defend; Fearful of the minor slight, sending you for his honor? Is God a child, unaware of danger? Is God frail with no defense? Your sword testifies to God’s impotence. Your acts insult [...]
The Sacred Shed
Posted by revlev in Pastor's Articles on September 1, 2002
I’m building a shed. Nothing special, just a place to park my tools and get some of the clutter out of the house. I wanted something that would look nice and have a little more headroom than the pre-fab types you can have hauled in and dumped. So I went to the town for a [...]
Evolution
Posted by revlev in Pastor's Articles on July 18, 2002
When I was a kid, a lot of my toys were built from scratch. For raw materials I would go to the garbage bin at the food market and retrieve wooden fruit crates. Once I broke them down, I could use the boards to make a stick horse, or better yet, a scooter! Yes! just [...]
Dairy Beloved
Posted by revlev in Pastor's Articles on June 1, 2002
Bishop Ricardo Pereira Diaz of the Methodist Church of Cuba was our special guest at Annual Conference He told us this story. One of his pastors was on his way from one poor, rural church to another church. He was riding his donkey on a lonely road at night. The moon was full and after [...]
God Is My Co-Pilot….but Palm Is My Pilot
Posted by revlev in Pastor's Articles on May 2, 2002
I’ve got this electronic gizmo on my belt that is supposed to keep me current with all the things I can’t remember. Things like phone numbers, names, places and places I’m supposed to be. It’s got birthdays and businesses, meetings and memos. I can download a map to anyplace USA so I don’t get lost. [...]
The Nonprofit
Posted by revlev in Pastor's Articles on March 1, 2002
Occasionally, as I go visiting elderly people or elderly homes, I notice an item on the kitchen wall. It’s round and gold, and has a button-like thing in the middle. It has no apparent purpose to the casual observer, but for me it evokes memories of stressful times past. The item is a fire alarm, [...]
Ma Fishes
Posted by revlev in Pastor's Articles on February 21, 2002
Last summer we installed a garden pond at our house. Actually, there are two ponds, one above the other with a waterfall between them. We have attempted to put fish in these ponds with varying degrees of success. Some have not adjusted to their new home, others were evicted by local felines. None-the-less, we have [...]
A Lament on 911
Posted by revlev in Pastor's Articles on September 21, 2001
Great are you, o Lord. Your glory soars to the heavens and the works of your hands are manifest in all the earth. You see the trajectory of the stars yet the wanderings of the ant are known to you. You observe the ways of mankind from of old and discern our future course. You [...]
Revenge
Posted by revlev in Pastor's Articles on September 1, 2001
Dr. Babcock! Yes, the very same person I mentioned in one of my sermons in August (and I don’t often mention persons in my sermons). Dr. Babcock, the Biology professor at Eastern Nazarene College. I had no love for Dr. Babcock. (Oh, my brother Ed liked him, but he was a biology major. So what [...]