Living Through Exile
I wrote this to our church back at the beginning of April. I hoped, like all of us, that we’d
Category: Prayer
The Invitation to Serve
Sermon preached on Sunday, March 29, 2020 at Vestavia Hills Baptist Church. You can view the recorded version here. NRS
A Prayer for Simplicity
Invocation and blessing offered at the October 8, 2019 meeting of the Vestavia Hills Chamber of Commerce by Dr. Gary
Down in Bethlehem
Today I am beginning a series of blogs about songs, more specifically songs I have written. I want to write
God’s Dream and Our Fear
Adapted from my newsletter column to the church this week at http://www.vhbc.com: As I was looking over past writings and
Forgiveness: Enough Already!?
NRS Matthew 18:21 Then Peter came and said to him, “Lord, if another member of the church sins against me,
Be Like The Samaritan
How providential that today’s lectionary text is the story of the Good Samaritan and my children’s sermon on the book
Questions: Sober Thoughts After Dallas
Questions A reflection offered on Friday after the shootings in Louisiana, Minnesota, and Dallas, Texas. By Dr. Gary Furr. Haven’t
A Prayer for the Victims of the Orlando Shooting
We pray today for these victims and their families— not gay or straight, black or white, Democrat or Republican, Christian
Our new book: Encountering God in the Prayers of Others
Encountering God in the Prayers of Others is our latest collective effort. It springs from experience in our spiritual lives
