January 29, 2018
This is a guest post by Kaitlin Hardy Shetler who delivered this homily on 1 Corinthians 8:1-13 at the All Saints Church of Christ on January 28, 2018. ******** When I read Corinthians, I am struck by how many times Paul connects weakness to holiness. It’s as if the whole letter, peppered with missives to […]
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Biblical Texts | Tagged: #MeToo, 1 Corinthians 8, Abuse, Church, Knowledge, Love, Sexualilty, Sexuality, Strong, Suffering, Weak, Woundness |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
August 3, 2017
This is the link to my recent lesson on Romans 5:1-5 at Lipscomb University’s “Summer Celebration.” What does it mean to boast in our sufferings, and what does suffering produce in our lives? Suffering has meaning; suffering has purpose…because we know suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope. Without peace, afflictions […]
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Uncategorized | Tagged: Comfort, Endurance, Holy Spirit, Hope, Justification, Peace, Romans 5:1-5, Suffering |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
February 17, 2017
While some have perhaps read The Shack as an actual account, the title page identifies the piece as a “novel.” This is a fictional story. But…it is nevertheless true. The movie, too, is fictional…but true. Read The Shack, watch the movie, and walk with me into the world of spiritual recovery, a journey into my […]
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Uncategorized | Tagged: Addiction, God, Healing, Recovery, Suffering, The Shack, Trinity |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
May 21, 2016
May 21, 2001 and May 21, 2008 have something in common, and I remember that today, May 21, 2016. Those are the days on which our children died–my son Joshua and John & Maggy Dobbs’ son John Robert. The memories are painful and today we will each remember, commemorate, and reflect. I pray for peace […]
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Pastoral Care | Tagged: Death, Grief, Suffering, Theodicy |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
March 26, 2016
Brief words often speak volumes. They say so much, and no other words are needed. “I thirst” is exactly that. While, at first, we may think this is primarily about physical thirst—and we should not discount that dimension, the words are more about the situation in which Jesus finds himself. “I thirst” is the cry […]
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Biblical Texts, Pastoral Care | Tagged: Cry of Dereliction, Holy Saturday, John 19:38, Lament, Prayer, Suffering, Thirst |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
February 8, 2016
[Hear this sermon at here.] When Jesus saw Mary wailing in grief and saw the others with her—both men and women—visibly sobbing, a deep anger welled up within his spirit, and he roused himself and asked them, “Where have you laid him?” They responded, “Come and see.” Then Jesus burst into tears. As a result, […]
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Biblical Texts, Pastoral Care | Tagged: Christology, Death, Eschatology, Grief, John 11:35, Pastoral Care, Resurrection, Suffering |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks