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Fantasy Football for Preachers 3 Aug 2013 | 12:16 am
The NFL returns tonight with the Hall of Fame game. Fans can either spend the next month watching pre-season games to cheer for their favorite players for a couple of series running a small portion of...
got questions?- an upcoming sermon series 27 Jul 2013 | 07:35 pm
At Arlington we'll be starting a series of messages called "got questions?" We've invited the congregation to submit questions they have about God, the Bible, church, and anything else faith related....
Two Invitations 30 May 2013 | 08:45 pm
This summer at Arlington, we're reading the New Testament together using a reading plan from the Optina Community in Russia, courtesy of our friends at YouVersion. The plan involves reading one chapte...
What Warms Your Heart? (Strangely or otherwise) 24 May 2013 | 11:44 pm
Today is a special holiday for Methodists. Some call it Aldersgate Day, others Heart-warming Day, others simply Wesley Day. We celebrate the anniversary of John Wesley's "heart-warming" experience, wh...
Star Trek: Into Darkness and Theological Anthropology 22 May 2013 | 02:17 am
Warning 1: SPOILERS to follow. If you haven't seen Star Trek: Into Darkness (you really should, and it's worth the extra few bucks to see it in IMAX 3D) and you don't want to know what happens, bookma...
Thoughts on the National Day of Prayer 3 May 2013 | 01:38 am
Today, May 2, is designated as the National Day of Prayer and has been officially observed every year since 1952. There are massive public prayer gatherings all over the nation today, which is great. ...
Terror and Resurrection 23 Apr 2013 | 02:03 am
After wrestling all week to even mention the Boston Marathon bombing in my sermon on Sunday(thinking it might be good to have one hour where we didn't hear about all the bad news in the world), the in...
Two Very Different Anniversaries 20 Mar 2013 | 12:54 am
Ten years ago today, the Iraq War began. I was a senior in college, and I remember quite clearly that day as I was watching the opening rounds of the NCAA Men's Basketball tournament with friends. Be...
Pope Francis and what his name might mean 15 Mar 2013 | 06:07 am
Upon yesterday's news that Cardinal Bergoglio had been elected pope and taken the name Francis, a wave of speculation as to what the significance of this name is and what he intends to do as pope. Giv...
An Open Letter to Senator Stacey Campfield 2 Feb 2013 | 12:00 am
Note- Stacey Campfield is a Tennessee state senator from the Knoxville area who has sponsored several controversial bills and made a number of inflammatory statements regarding homosexuality. Dear Se...
