Spirituality and the Awakening Self: The Sacred Journey of Transformation David G. Benner – 2012, Brazos Press Finished April, 2012. Follow David Benner on Twitter at @drdavidgbenner Preface Recorded metaphors of spiritual journey in “Structures and Reference Points” in Sermon Ideas notebook (107) Emphasis will be on mysticism and transformation. Chapter 1: Human Awakening […]
I preached this sermon at Grace United Methodist Church on December 29th, 2013. The text was Matthew 2:13-23. Here’s the audio: About five years ago, not long after I had become youth pastor at Grace, we had a lock-out and as part of the lock-out, I took the youth to see a movie at Monaco […]
I preached this sermon at Grace United Methodist Church on June 30th, 2013. The text was Galatians 5:1,13-25. Here’s the audio: Freedom is as American as apple pie. This week, especially, we’ll take time to celebrate and enjoy those freedoms. Freedom, it seems, is one of those things that you can never have too much […]