What follows is a lightly edited written account of a sermon recorded and broadcast on November 6, 2020. Beatitudes — that term comes from the Latin word beatus, which means blessed. All of these statements start with the word blessed. There is a series of them that will bring us from where we started inContinue reading “Blessed are the Merciful”
Tag Archives: Christian
Thoughts on a Christian Nation
The United States of America is not a Christian nation. For many Christians, that statement makes their blood boil. They recount much of what they’ve learned about the faith of the Founding Fathers. They also have specific interpretations of things like the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution which reads in part, “Congress shall makeContinue reading “Thoughts on a Christian Nation”
The Mess This Week
It’s been a mess for a while (see this other post). The mess has existed for a long time. Why did it happen? To be clear about what “it” is, why did the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol occur on January 6, 2021 as a joint session of Congress was in the process of certifyingContinue reading “The Mess This Week”
David A. Larson 