So, I’ve switched themes for this site twice so far - now, I’m going with this simpler white one that looks snazzy and sophisticated. I am still playing with the header image, so if you see it change magically as you refresh, that’s why. Also, there was a bug with the site that sent some comments to comment.. purgatory. I’ve fixed that, I hope.
This weekend, I’ll be blogging from Advocacy Days as I participate in the conference there. Look for that starting tomorrow.
I decided to stay home and rest tonight - I’m working on a sermon as you read this (possibly). It’s a challenging text, but I think I’ve found my hook at this point. The hook is always the toughest aspect of sermon writer - you have to find the angle that God is calling you to dig into the text at this moment. Sure, you can go all sorts of ways, but what is God calling you to say right now?
I think I found the way into the text. One way you end up knowing is by the flow of ideas that come away from your consideration and contemplation. If you found the idea, the ideas flow like a fountain - pretty soon, you end up with some sort of sermon.
One of my challenges has been my context for this sermon. I am preaching in class on Monday to a bunch of seminary students. I wanted to say something to them - sure, it’s practice time, but I’m preparing a sermon. I don’t want to take a sermon lightly.
