Sermons

I have posted my sermon from the third Sunday of Advent:

Will Rice - Sermon #54 - "Patience"

I have also just posted my sermon from Christmas Eve:

Will Rice - Sermon #55 - "Christmas Light"

peace,

will

Exorcism Squads

I think I will leave the comments up to you on this one.

Pope Benedict XVI setting up exorcism squads to fight rising Satanism


will

Whew!

I feel like I just finished a marathon. The Christmas season has been wonderfully exhausting so far. Things don't really slow down after Christmas Eve either. I am back in the office today preparing for this Sunday and starting to make plans for all the ministries that begin after the first.

I hope you had a Merry Christmas!

peace,

will

Looking for a last minute gift?

Whether you are a last minute shopper or you forgot someone or maybe just decided there was someone else in your life that you want to give something to, I have a suggestion. At this late date, it is pretty easy to buy something that nobody really needs or wants. The store shelves are getting a little bare and patience is wearing thin. So how about this:

Go to the Heifer International website at www.heifer.org and buy someone a flock of ducks or some honeybees or rabbits. They won't actually get them, they will be sent to someone who can begin the journey from hunger to self-sufficiency. You can print out a card online or send an email to your gift-recipient so that they know you thought of them at Christmas.

peace,

will

Catching Up

I am posting a sermon from way back in November. This one sat on my desk for a while because it was a double duty sermon. This one had to be mailed to the Board of Ordained Ministry for review for my ordination so it went through some extra proofreading.

Will Rice - Sermon #54 - "A Revolution of Love and Grace"

peace,

will

Driving

I have a lot a respect for people who drive a lot for a living. I had to drive to San Antonio for a meeting yesterday and, I tell you, that seems to always drain the life out of me. It doesn't seem to matter if I listen to sermons on my iPod or talk on the phone or just sit in silence at the end of the day, I am beat. I did hear some good sermons though and I had a really good meeting in San Antonio.

Blessings on your Christmas preparations!

peace,

will

Back at it

I was off for a little vacation last week and it has taken me pretty much until today to get caught back up. I say a little vacation because I worked a bit of it. My final draft of all my materials for the Board of Ordained Ministry was due last Friday so I had to get them finished and mailed. Much thanks to Alisha and Lisa for reading all that stuff and finding my typos. I am done with all the writing portions of the ordainment process, now I just have to wait for the interviews!

peace,

will

The Gospel of Judas - Another Look

If you follow the news of religion and biblical scholarship you probably remember the big news over the last couple of years about the Gospel of Judas. If you don't remember, I found and article on it on NPR.org:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5327692

Well the story isn't over. Scholars are still at work on translating the piece and there was a much different view of the manuscript in this morning's New York Times. This is a really fascinating piece and you should definitely read it if you have ever been in one of my classes where we have discussed the difficulties of translating old texts and the drastically different meaning that can come out depending on translation.

Op-Ed Contributor

Gospel Truth

By APRIL D. DECONICK

Published: December 1, 2007

While the National Geographic Society’s translation supported the interpretation of Judas Iscariot as a hero, a more careful reading makes clear that he is a demon.

peace,

will