by Chris Walters | Jan 14, 2024 | Bible, History, Pop Culture, Sermons, Theology
This morning we enter the story in Matthew’s Gospel after the wise men found Jesus and “offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.” Matthew 2:12: “And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they left for their own country by another...
by Chris Walters | Feb 17, 2020 | Bible, Science, Sermons, Theology
[sermon audio above] Scriptures: Job 38:1-7 & Mark 4:1-12 On Sunday, February 12th of 1809, two of the most consequential men of history were born: one was born into poverty in a log cabin in Kentucky, and the other was born into wealth in a mansion in the English...
by Chris Walters | Jan 31, 2016 | Politics, Sermons, Theology
When is the last time you ran so fast that you were totally out of breath? Maybe you’re a runner. Maybe you workout and regularly push yourself to your physical limits. That would be a good thing, to keep yourself in shape. But when is the last time your ran so fast...
by Chris Walters | Sep 20, 2015 | Sermons, Theology
I was in eighth grade when I first learned about the major types of narrative conflict. We were reading Jack London’s The Call of the Wild, and I remember how frustrated I became when there were different opinions about what was the main type of narrative conflict in...
by Chris Walters | May 3, 2015 | Science, Sermons, Theology
(This sermon was titled “Dependence to Service” and coincided with Plainfield’s Big Serve:Change the World, a community-wide effort to serve through numerous projects. The scriptures were Isaiah 5:1-7 and John 15:1-8.) The last time the lower 48...
by Chris Walters | Sep 21, 2014 | Bible, Sermons, Theology
Several weeks ago when I was researching for my video on the “Gospel According to Comedians,” I came across the graphic on the cover of today’s bulletin. At the time I thought this graphic would prove useful or provocative to me, but I wasn’t sure for what purpose, so...