04/14/2026
What Jessica Really Meant to Say in Her Sermon…
When Jessica or Rick or a guest preacher takes the pulpit it’s hard for me to write a One More Thing Blog. I can’t share with you what didn’t make it into the sermon because I have no idea, not having written or delivered it. I joke with Jessica that I’ll write something like, ‘what Jessica would have mentioned if she’d had more time to think it through.’ Which of course is ridiculous since Jessica is an accomplished pulpiteer and has no need for my commentary to shine light on the gospel.
But Sunday morning before worship I came across an article in the New York Times entitled, Parents, Consider Underachieving. It’s an opinion piece but it is worth your time if you can get the below link to work (I don’t know what requires a subscription and what doesn’t.)
LINK: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/12/opinion/parenting-kids-burn-out.html
The reason I bring it up—other than recommending something that touches on our current sermon series—Crazy Busy—is because they talk about Maycember (the crazy April/May season in which we try to get everything done before the end of the school year). They suggest a particular video on Youtube that I’d like to also recommend to you. I don’t know the Holderness family but many families follow them on Social Media. This parody of the Earth, Wind, and Fire song, September, is a wonderful illustration of just what Jessica was talking about in her message.
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What Jessica Really Meant to Say in Her Sermon…
When Jessica or Rick or a guest preacher takes the pulpit it’s hard for me to write a One More Thing Blog. I can’t share with you what didn’t make it into the sermon because I have no idea, not having written or delivered it.
Jesus Keeps On Ruining Funerals!
I didn’t have anything this last week that didn’t end up in the sermon. No catchy illustrations that didn’t make the cut. No theological insights that slowed down the main point. No one can ruin a funeral like Jesus. Told as I saw it and that was it. So I did some quick research and I thought I’d share just a reminder of what Easter is all about.
When I Don’t Get To Give My Benediction
Yesterday’s sermon talked about how we are in the thrall of self-centeredness—caught in a system that rewards those who climb to the top, even when you have to climb on the back of others. I talked about a famous sermon by Dr. Martin Luther King, ....
Some Good Quotes that I Didn’t Get To Last Sunday
I have been working out of Adam Hamilton’s excellent book, Why Did Jesus Have to Die? And when I find something that says what I want to say more succinctly and expressively than I can, I like to quote it...
Good Stuff that Didn’t Make the Cut
I liked what I’d put together below, but ran out of time to share in Sunday’s sermon. Remember we were talking about the Old Adam and the New Adam, Jesus.
One More Piece of Unsolicited Advice
I had one too many examples yesterday. Here’s the "Ask Pastor Tim" scenario that didn’t make the cut for Sunday’s sermon: (read more)
Not If, But When, the Crisis Comes
One of the best Bible commentators alive today is N.T. Wright or Tom Wright. When reflecting on the parable of the wise and foolish maidens, he wrote this:...