John Shore

• Outside the Inn: Pastor Bob's Christmas Eve sermon "Couldn't God have timed this baby's birth to not take place during a major Roman census? This would have saved Mary and Joseph a lot of trouble. And Mary on a donkey in her last trimester? Really?" John Shore Dec 25, 2011 comments
• The Mystery of the Disappearing Christmas Carolers Ah, carolers. They used to be such a big part of Christmas. John Shore Dec 19, 2011 comments
• Are You Listening?: A Sermon by Pastor Bob "Certainly, Elizabeth and Zechariah, and Mary and Joseph all had to look at their lives anew. Any expectations of what life would look like surely changed with a few words from God—with two baby boys who would forever change everything for all of us." John Shore Dec 18, 2011 comments
• The Very Pregnant Mary and Joseph Have a Chat A conversation between Joseph and the woman he loved John Shore Dec 16, 2011 comments
• “Why would God degrade Mary as he did?” A young woman writes with what I think is a deeper problem than the one she asks about. John Shore Dec 15, 2011 comments
• Who Are You?: A Sermon by Pastor Bob "And isn't that what God wants? For us to be successful? For our identity to be found in such success: family, security, a nice home and rewarding career? Surely God is blessing us for what we do to better our loved ones and ourselves." John Shore Dec 11, 2011 comments
• “Prepare the Way”: A Sermon by Pastor Bob "His master had been in the water for hours, his great arms taking hold of each person who, with a mixture of fear and awe, was plummeted into the waters of the Jordan---only to emerge briefly before being pushed in again. It was a baptism of repentance. It was not meant to be peaceful. It was a public drowning." John Shore Dec 04, 2011 comments
• The Days of Our Lives This past Sunday was the first Sunday of Advent. If you're not sure exactly what that means, here you go! John Shore Nov 28, 2011 comments
• "Keep Awake": A Sermon by Pastor Bob "If Christ is coming soon, why care about the environment? If Christ is coming soon, why worry about the future of our children, grandchildren, or beyond? If Christ is coming soon, why care about anyone else who does not subscribe to my precise definition of Christianity, let alone show any compassion to people of other faiths?" John Shore Nov 27, 2011 comments
• Receiving is Human; Giving is Divine “Please send us salt, dried meat, soap, lard---and could you throw in a few giant belt buckles? Can’t have too many of those.” John Shore Nov 24, 2011 comments
• The Beatitude Attitude: 9 Tips for Avoiding Family Stress Over the Holidays Feeling at all stressed about getting together with family over the holidays? Then the Sermon on the Mount is speaking to you John Shore Nov 21, 2011 comments
• "He Made Us To Be a Kingdom": A Sermon for Christ the King Sunday by Pastor Bob "This morning I would like to suggest to you that our gospel reading is one of the hardest texts for us to understand. Not just because of the subtleties of the conversation between Jesus and Pilate, or even because Jesus raises that universal issue of truth to which Pilate will right after our reading ask Jesus, 'What is truth?' No, this reading is hard because as 21st century Americans, we have no experience of someone being our king." John Shore Nov 20, 2011 comments