Our world no longer hears God because it is constantly speaking, at a devastating speed and volume, in order to say nothing. Noise is a deceptive, addictive, and false tranquilizer. The tragedy of our world is never better summed up than in the fury of senseless noise that stubbornly hates silence. This age detests the things that silence brings us to: encounter, wonder, and kneeling before God.
Now he tells the longest and most famous of the parables: The Parable of the Prodigal Son, or the Lost Son. May we find...
Jesus was crucified and died, his body was buried in a tomb that was found empty a few days later, and his disciples experienced...
Pastor Stuart McAlpine presents a sermon on The Acceptables and helps us reflect on Psalm 69:13 (ESV)