Showing posts with label expectations. Show all posts
Showing posts with label expectations. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 13, 2017

The Gospel as Improv

Mary Gene Boteler
Trustee, Louisville Seminary

October 27, 2017
Mark 10:17-30

Life is not measured by the past, but what we do next.  This is true for nations as well as for individuals.  What will our children and grandchildren say about the worth of our lives?
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Friday, February 10, 2012

The Empty Church


Shannon Craigo-Snell
Professor of Theology

Feb 9, 2011
Spring Convocation
Drawing on the work of theologian Karl Barth and theater director Peter Brook, Craigo-Snell says, “The discipline of emptiness is vital to encountering the Holy. When we focus on filling the pews, do we forget to keep our altars empty?” Listen to the address.

Thursday, November 30, 2006

“Second Sight”


Susan Garrett, Professor of New Testament

“Second Sight”

Psalm 22:1-11; Mark 8:27-38
October 13, 2006

The ideas we form of how others should act may keep us from understanding others and ourselves. We can be so blinded by our expectations of others that we can't accept them being or doing something new. Listen to the sermon. Read the sermon in PDF format.