by cbaker | Jun 14, 2022 | Pastor's Pondering
What does it mean to mourn? In a recent article in The Christian Century, Yehiel E. Poupko shares the insight of Maimonides, a Jewish philosopher from the Middle Ages, on what it means to mark the death of another person. Maimonides argued that every person is...
by cbaker | Jun 7, 2022 | Pastor's Pondering
As I have been preparing messages on the Lord’s Prayer over the last few weeks, I have looked at a variety of ways in which the words in the Gospel are translated into English and how the church has used these words to shape its worship life. How we think about...
by cbaker | May 31, 2022 | Pastor's Pondering
Many of us are familiar with Adam Hamilton, the popular author and Senior Pastor of The United Methodist Church of the Resurrection in Kansas. The church is one of the largest congregations in the United Methodist Church. Member of that church are encouraged to be...
by cbaker | May 24, 2022 | Pastor's Pondering
On Sunday mornings, I’ve been exploring The Lord’s Prayer through a series of sermons. Here are a few helpful ways to use this familiar prayer. Think of it as a way to get a cold engine started. Recite the Lord’s Prayer to “warm your spirit” so that...
by cbaker | May 18, 2022 | Pastor's Pondering
Over the last few weeks, I have been sharing ways in which we can grow in our discipleship. I talked about (1) prayer and worship, (2) serving God through serving others (3) studying the Bible and learning with others and (4) generosity. These have proven time and...
by cbaker | May 10, 2022 | Pastor's Pondering
The disciples came to Jesus with a request: Lord, teach us how to pray. Jesus responded with what we’ve come to know as “The Lord’s Prayer”. I learned the words as a young child, and they’ve been with me ever since. I have used this prayer in my daily private prayer,...
