April 13, 2014 Peg Weissbrod
I think of myself as someone who reads people pretty well. It’s always a good lesson though to be off the mark some times. I was returning home the other evening from Connecticut on a very full flight. I sat down next to a tall, lanky, dark brown-skinned young Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: allegiance, assumptions, commitment, happiness, Holy Week, impressions, Matthew 21, Palm Sunday, power, prophets, Sudanese, the Winner's ChurchApril 6, 2014 Peg Weissbrod
Growing up, the pastor of my tiny Southern Baptist Church, located squarely in Madison, Wisconsin, offered a piece of hard candy to any kid who could recite a memory verse to him after the service on Sunday. About three weeks into this program, he already had to ban two verses that were being, let’s say, overused, in the pursuit of strawberry suckers: John 3:16, and John 11:35: “Jesus wept.” Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Sermon Archives, Worship | No Comments »March 23, 2014 Peg Weissbrod
Deanne and I were at a wedding this past weekend in Washington, D.C. At the reception we were seated at a table with 8 others. One of the guests shared that he was befuddled. He, his wife and children had grown up in the church. But now his two children, in their thirties married with children of their own, never went to church. “Rev. Lentz, what is going on? Why don’t people go to church anymore?” Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Sermon Archives, Worship | No Comments »March 16, 2014 Peg Weissbrod
Walter White is a very good science teacher and loving husband. He also has cancer and not enough insurance. How does he take care of his family? How does he take care of his health? Well, in the hit TV series “Breaking Bad” Walter White becomes the best Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Sermon Archives, Worship | No Comments »March 2, 2014 Peg Weissbrod
It only took four minutes or so for it to all come together – all the work, all the hours, the drudgery – but at the end of an exquisitely beautiful free skate Yuna Kim of South Korea lifted her hands to the sky, and then covered her tearing eyes and Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Sermon Archives, Worship | No Comments »March 2, 2014 Peg Weissbrod
On March 2, 2014, member Leanne West reminded the congregation that John Lentz began his ministry at Forest Hill 20 years and one day ago. Listen to her remarks, the congregation’s enthusiastic response, and John’s words of thanks.
Posted in Sermon Archives, Worship | No Comments »February 23, 2014 Peg Weissbrod
If turning cheeks, forgiving and praying for enemies, giving away our stuff, going the extra mile, fighting fire with water, weren’t enough, Jesus added the imperative: “Be perfect as your Father in heaven is perfect.” Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Sermon Archives, Worship | No Comments »February 16, 2014 Peg Weissbrod
Have you heard the one where Jesus, standing with the crowd around the woman caught in adultery, says, “Let the one who is without sin throw the first stone!” It’s quiet for a few seconds. All of a sudden a rock flies out of the crowd. And Jesus says, “Come on, Mom!” Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Sermon Archives, Worship | No Comments »February 9, 2014 Peg Weissbrod
A lot has happened since we last were with Joseph. Remember, he was in the pit about to be taken to Egypt and sold to Potiphar, one of Pharaoh’s officials? Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Sermon Archives, Worship | No Comments »February 2, 2014 Peg Weissbrod
These stories in Genesis are the strangest collection of dysfunctional families, horrific twists and turns. Is there not one story of good things happening to good people? Read the rest of this entry »
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