
Push Back Against Culture
I. We must push back against our culture as hard as it pushes back against us. April 18, 1775, a shot was fired in Lexington that was heard around the world. Tensions reached a climax. The American people took up their bayonets and pushed back against the British troops. After the war, they founded a nation on freedom, equality and justice. They wanted to build a republic and that meant creating a new culture. Medicine, arts, and schooling were transformed. Even teatime was r

Unforgiveness: Self-inflicted Misery
I. The monk stormed into the abbot’s cell. “I have a complaint!” he said, “I’ve had enough of my brother and I want revenge.” The abbot tried consoling him, “Don’t, my son, leave it to God.” But the monk insisted louder, “I will not quit until I avenge myself.” Then the abbot replied, “Alright, first let us pray,” and said the words, “Our Father, Who art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy name; Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily

Banquet of God
I. "Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you who have no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost” (Isaiah 55:1). Several months ago, England celebrated a lavish wedding reception for Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan. Some six hundred people were invited to Windsor Castle, to dine in a hall decked in gold and coats of armor. Served on the finest china, was an array of hors d'œuvres, Scottish smoked salmon, Windsor lamb,