Monthly Archives: February 2016

Discovering the Universal among the Temporal in the Bible

Posted on February 29, 2016 by randykhammer

Isaiah 40:6-8 ESV Reading from Theodore Parker, “The Transient and Permanent in Christianity” Every once in a while, there are those seminal pieces of religious literature—be it a book, an article, or a sermon—that over time prove to be important … Continue reading →

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Five Criteria of a Positive Religious Faith

Posted on February 22, 2016 by randykhammer

A sermon delivered by Dr. Randy Hammer, February 21, 2016 Micah 6:6-8 ESV Reading from John Burroughs’s Field and Study, “Miscellaneous Notes” Life sometimes plays tricks on us, as illustrated by the following example of irony.  While we were in … Continue reading →

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Lent and Love

Posted on February 15, 2016 by randykhammer

A sermon delivered by Dr. Randy Hammer, February 14, 2016 Luke 4:1-13 ESV A lot of ministers, like myself, find themselves with a conundrum today.  You do know what a conundrum is, don’t you?  One definition of conundrum is “a … Continue reading →

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Holy Communion: Some Observations and Review

Posted on February 15, 2016 by randykhammer

A sermon delivered by Dr. Randy Hammer, February 7, 2016 1 Corinthians 11:20-29, 33-34a ESV On a Sunday when a church was celebrating Holy Communion, people were filing down the aisle, in the manner in which we do at the … Continue reading →

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Can Anything Good Be Said About Pain and Suffering?

Posted on February 15, 2016 by randykhammer

A sermon delivered by Dr. Randy Hammer, January 31, 2016 Job 2:11-13; Acts 17:1-3 ESV Have you ever struck your thumb with a hammer?  I mean really hard?  I have.  The pain hurts like the dickens.  And chances are when you … Continue reading →

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