It always happens. Every week. On my way home from teaching on Sundays, I inevitably remember something I wanted to include in the message. Oh, I hit the points I wanted to planned to make. These are the extra things that I think of on Sunday morning, while visiting in the lobby, or during the worship portion, or even while I’m preaching that would bring more clarity or color to the main points. But somewhere from the pew to pulpit, I forget. And, true to form, it happened again. Let’s see...

Want to hear a lame joke? Sure you do! (But don't say you weren't warned.) After a storm a guy had a bunch of trees in his yard. His neighbor told him he ought to get a chainsaw to make cleanup easier, so he went to the hardware store and bought the biggest one they had. He shows back up at the hardware store the next day and complains that there’s something wrong with the chainsaw, saying it took him over two hours to cut through one branch. The store owner grabs the saw, pulls the starter,...

In Greek Mythology, Prince Paris of Troy carries off the Greek Princess Helen back to Troy. The Greek king sends an expeditionary force to sail to Troy to bring her back. But the navy was held up because the wind wouldn’t cooperate. The Greek general Agamemnon sent home for his daughter Iphigenia and sacrificed her to gain the favor of the gods. The move paid off – the winds blew and the fleet reached Troy to begin the war. While that story is a myth, it is, like many myths, it’s rooted in...