Spiritual Hiccups

Sermons and thoughts on faith on Scripture from my time at Old Presbyterian Meeting House and Falls Church Presbyterian Church, plus sermons and postings from "Pastor James," my blog while pastor at Boulevard Presbyterian in Columbus, OH.

Thursday, February 28, 2013

Reluctant Prophets and Cheap Grace

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When I first arrived at seminary in 1992, the school did many typical, orientation-type activities to help incoming students get to know o...
Wednesday, February 27, 2013

In Need of Healing

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The line has long struck me. Jesus encounters an invalid who is lying by a pool purported to have healing powers when its waters are ...
Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Give Me a Sign

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"Now this was the second sign that Jesus did after coming from Judea to Galilee." So ends today's gospel reading.  This sign...
Monday, February 25, 2013

Astonished by Jesus

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In today's gospel, we hear the tail end of the story of Jesus' encounter with a Samaritan woman at a well. We enter the story as t...
Sunday, February 24, 2013

Preaching Thoughts on a Non-Preaching Sunday

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It's a line filled with angst. "Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are ...
Thursday, February 21, 2013

Light, Truth, and Roaches

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I can never read today's gospel without thinking of roaches. The rainbow haired guy with the John 3:16 sign may occur to me as well, b...
Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Sequestration, Church, and Call

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Perhaps it's because I live "inside the Beltway" near DC, but sequestration is big, front-page news around here. The newspap...
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Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Religious Marketplaces

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Today's gospel story of Jesus "cleansing the Temple" is often understood in simplistic, black and white terms. Those selling...

Sermon video: Since You Are a Child of God...

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Sunday, February 17, 2013

Sermon: Since You Are a Child of God...

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Luke 4:1-13 Since You Are a Child of God… James Sledge          Service of Healing and Wholeness           February 17, 2013 I...
Thursday, February 14, 2013

Set Apart for a Reason

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The word "holy" is a strange one. In popular speech it rarely refers to anything good.  It's used as a general exclamation. ...
Wednesday, February 13, 2013

And Also Many Animals

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I have always loved the book of Jonah, and I especially enjoy its ending, and unanswered question. The final phrase, "and also many a...
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