John Shore

• God, Tim Tebow and the Ultimate Reality Show
  Is saying that in response to prayer God doesn’t throw football games the same as saying that God doesn’t hear, or care about, prayers offered to him?
  Wednesday, January 25, 2012
• The Life of the Party
  Best. Party. Guest. Ever.
  Monday, January 23, 2012
• To Help Save Yourself, Forget Yourself
  We know what we're supposed to do when things get tough.
  Saturday, January 21, 2012
• "We ARE the new wine"
  ""If we focus only on the miracle of water becoming wine, we miss what is perhaps the most important point of today's gospel."
  Sunday, January 8, 2012
• From a Christian Woman Who Chose Abortion
  "I have lived with the shame and disgrace of what I did for 24 years, and basically condemned myself as a murderer unworthy of God's love."
  Thursday, January 5, 2012
• How To Win Every Argument With Your Wife
  MEN: you can't go wrong employing these time-honored techniques in every argument you ever have with your wife. Right?
  Wednesday, January 4, 2012
• 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?...
  Sunday, December 25, 2011
• The Mystery of the Disappearing Christmas Carolers
  Ah, carolers. They used to be such a big part of Christmas.
  Monday, December 19, 2011
• 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...
  Sunday, December 18, 2011
• The Very Pregnant Mary and Joseph Have a Chat
  A conversation between Joseph and the woman he loved
  Friday, December 16, 2011
• “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.
  Thursday, December 15, 2011
• 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...
  Sunday, December 11, 2011
• “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...
  Sunday, December 4, 2011
• 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!
  Monday, November 28, 2011
• "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...
  Sunday, November 27, 2011
• 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.”
  Thursday, November 24, 2011
• 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
  Monday, November 21, 2011
• "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...
  Sunday, November 20, 2011