Sermon: A Fragmented Map

Text: Genesis 45.1-15

The theologian Herbert McCabe once said that “the world is a bad map of God.” Sometimes, in some events, it’s hard to see the goodness of God, because of all the evil that appears. The story of Joseph and his brothers is like this. Terrible dysfunction, violence, and slavery. What are we to make of this?

Joseph gives his own answer to this question, and it is something like Herbert McCabe’s: “the world is a bad map of God. But it is not a map of a bad God.” Listen, and find out how Joseph answers.

This Epiphany we kick off another edition of Community Worship Night, right here at Salem, every Friday night starting at 6:30. As a part of Salem’s spiritual development initiative Deepening our Roots, we will be focusing on the communal readings.

And in case you’ve missed our first few weeks, here is the sermon for January 6, 2012

Sermon: Reflecting the Glory of God  

Genesis 1.1-2.3

The beginning of most good books tell us a lot of what the book is about. It gives the characters, the setting, and then sets up the tension that becomes the driving force of the drama. So what’s the beginning of the Bible about? Click to find out.