God and Shame There’s a story that I’ve been told again and again. It’s simply this, Jesus takes on all our shame through his death on the cross. Sin and shame are synonyms. …

Ps. 15, Mk. 7:1–23 Lord, I believe. Help my unbelief. Make these words more than words, And give us all the Spirit of Jesus. Amen. Hello again from Virginia. My name is Tripp Hudgins and it is my pleasure to be with you once again. For those of you who…

Lord, I believe. Help my unbelief. May these words be more than words and give us all the spirit of Jesus. Amen. “I am no prophet, nor a prophet’s son; but I am a herdsman and a dresser of sycamore trees, and the LORD took me from following the flock…

“Lord, you know everyone’s heart. Show us which one of these two you have chosen to take the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas turned aside to go to his own place.” …

A Sermon on 1 John 3:1–7 (and then some) — Daunte Wright. I really don’t know where to begin. . . And what a luxury that is. In my whiteness, I am free just to be astonished. Not enraged like Charles Blow of the New York Times who wrote simply that he is enraged…no longer surprised or astonished. The killing…

A Sermon for Grace Baptist Church, Chicago, IL — Perhaps you’ve heard about the new Gallup poll that was released recently. It seems that less than half of the population of the United States considers themselves to be practicing Christians… “Members of a church.“ For the first time since Gallup has started tracking these numbers, the percentage has dipped…

A Good Friday Sermon — The Holy Spirit testifies saying, “This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, says the Lord: I will put my laws in their hearts, and I will write them on their minds,” There are children on our border. Have you heard? There are children on…

A Good Friday Sermon — Then Jesus, crying with a loud voice, said, “Father, into your hands I commend my spirit.” Having said this, he breathed his last. God is dead. Humanity killed God…the God that is Christ Jesus. Stop here. Take note…for it is an incomplete thought that jumps from Hosanna, Loud Hosanna to…

A Sermon, Hebrews 5:5–10, John 12:20–33 — I cannot recall a time when I was this tired. It’s been a year since we started experiencing COVID restrictions in the US. A year of some of us isolating and wearing masks while others of us denied there was a pandemic at all. A year of political strife that…