What do you call a fish in a bow tie? "SoFISHticatied" This special Father's Day sermon begins with some awful dad jokes, and turns to what it means to be…
Pastor Jordan recounts some of her time at First Methodist Houston where she could have shown more mercy. From the grocery store to the front steps of the church, we…
When Jesus talks about hungering and thirsting for righteousness, the words he used couldn’t be any stronger. Do we feel the same way? Our sense of righteousness is more than…
When is prayer needing to be accompanied by action? Incessant evil keeps oppressing people in our communities, THOSE are the meek that will inherit the earth. When is it enough?…
As much as it’s important to not be angry at the wrong times, it’s just as important to be angry at the right times. Jim talks about watching his nieces…
This isn’t a beatitude that anyone wants to preach on. But, Jim points out, it is Jesus himself who establishes mourning as a holy attribute. Are you a mourner and…
Jesus is preparing the disciples but the disciples don't understand what's going on, How can we be disciples when we don't know what's going on either?
As he considers “blessed are those who mourn,” Ken tells the story of the Israelites in exile, and how God promised to comfort not just them, but to the ends…
We have to stop allowing our worldly perspective to reflect on our perfect creator. “There is hope in our pain and there is purpose in our joy.” Mother’s Day can…
As he continues through the Beatitudes, Jim defines what it means to be “poor in spirit” - and the things we need to guard against. “Poor In Spirit” is often…
Are you happy with your life? What’s your happiness quotient? “Blessed” means something different than we think. Jim heads back to the original Greek to explain how we’ve been missing…