12/30/18 Invitation to the Thirsty
12/23/18 Do You Believe in the Virgin?
Do You Believe in the Virgin? by Rev. L. John GableDecember 23, 2018 “Do you believe in the Virgin?” That’s all she asked him, and then she waited for his answer. Years ago I had a young friend, I’ll call him Tony, who met and fell in love with...
12/16/18 The One and Only
The One and Only by Rev. L. John Gable The One and Only by Rev. L. John Gable In this age of hype and hyperbole it is difficult to know who is telling the truth when they tell us “This is the one and...
12/9/18 Why Does God Care for Us?
Why Does God Care for Us? by Rev. L. John Gable December 9, 2018 As we continue our study of the Apostles’ Creed it might be helpful for us to understand when and why this confession was first written. As they say, “context is everything.” To be clear, the so-called...
12/2/18 How are You Related?
11/25/18 I Believe
I Believe by Rev. L. John Gable November 25, 2018 This week I was reviewing all of the ground we have covered in our various sermon series since the fall and came to an interesting conclusion: given the opportunity to do it all over again, I think I would put some of...
11/18/18 Living in the Grey
Living in the Grey by Rev. L. John Gable November 18, 2018 During the past month or so we, at Tab, have been talking about the “art of coming alongside” others in a desire to share our faith, the Good News of God’s love and the saving grace of Jesus Christ. We have...
11/11/18 Stepping into the Grey
Stepping into the Grey by Rev. Oscar Clavel
11/4/18 Walking in the Jesus Way
Walking in the Jesus Way by Rev. L. John Gable November 4, 2018 Jesus’ call to discipleship must have been clear and compelling. Disregard any notion that He walked around with a glowing orb around His head or even that He must have had an extraordinary charisma and...
10/28/18 The Art of Coming Alongside
The Art of Coming Alongside by Rev. L. John Gable October 28, 2018 Several weeks ago I was asked to make a video explaining the history of the Christian Church for our communicant’s class and I was happy to do so; I make a similar presentation to our Inquirer’s...
10/21/18 Gospel in the Grey
10/14/18 Lived Out Faith: Give Generously
Lived Out Faith: Give Generously by Rev. L. John Gable October 14, 2018 This past month we have been talking about what it means to have a “lived out” faith. Recall the question I posed at the beginning of this series, “If being a Christian was against the law would...
10/7/18 Lived Out Faith: Serve Eagerly
Lived Out Faith: Serve Eagerly by Rev. L. John Gable October 7, 2018 We have been talking these past several weeks about having a “lived out” faith and describing that as having a balance between our “orthodoxy” (holding right beliefs) and our “orthopraxy” (our right...
9/30/18 Lived Out Faith: Live Worthily
Lived Out Faith: Live Worthily by Rev. L. John Gable September 30, 2018 When I was in high school I distinctly remember one of our youth directors asking this pointed question, “If being a Christian was against the law would there be enough evidence to...
9/23/18 A Spiritual Battle
9/16/18 Lived Out Faith: Worship Regularly
Lived Out Faith: Worship Regularly by Rev. L. John Gable September 16, 2018 What do we mean when we say, “I am a Christian” and what measurement do we use, or what evidence can we point to, to support the truth of that claim? That is the question I’d like...
9/9/18 Who Is My Neighbor?
Who Is My Neighbor? Rev. L. John Gable September 9, 2018 One day as Jesus was teaching His disciples, a lawyer came up to Him and asked, “Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” Now Jesus knew that this was a test, since as a lawyer or a scribe this man...
9/2/18 Be Grateful
8/26/18 Press On
Press On by Rev. L. John Gable August 26, 2018 In 1983 the Westfield chain of shopping malls in Australia decided to stage an ultramarathon between the cities of Sydney and Melbourne, a staggering 543.7 miles. The race would begin and end, to no one’s surprise, at...
8/19/18 Half Truths:For Everything There is a Reason
8/12/18 For Such a Time as This
8/5/18 Half Truths: God Helps Those Who Help Themselves
7/29/18 One Last Word
One Last Word by Rev. L. John Gable July 29, 2018 We have come to the end of our study of Paul’s letter to the Romans, a study we began last January. And while we have covered a lot of ground and gone deep in many places, I still feel as if there is so much more...
7/22/18 Want to Hear God Laugh?
Want to Hear God Laugh? by Rev. L. John Gable July 22, 2018 Have you ever heard the saying, “If you want to hear God laugh…tell Him your plans”? I am reminded of that as we near the end of our study of Romans and listen as Paul lays out his travel plans. Recall,...
7/15/18 Welcome One Another
Welcome One Another by Rev. L. John Gable July 15, 2018 One evening about a month or so ago I was sitting at home channel surfing – I know you think I spend all of my free-time reading deep theological works in their original languages – but on that particular evening...
7/8/18 What I Do Matters…To You
What I Do Matters...To You by Rev. L. John Gable July 8, 2018 As we were ending my study leave a week or so ago in Door County, Wisconsin, we went to Bloomington, Illinois to celebrate Kristin’s mother’s birthday. While we were there we attended her short story club,...
7/1/18 Agreeing to Disagree–Agreeably
Agreeing to Disagree--Agreeably by Rev. L. John Gable July 1, 2018 Have you ever noticed that religious people like to argue about religious things, and seemingly the “more religious” they are the more impassioned they get about their particular brand and practice;...
6/24/18 There’s Always Enough Time
6/17/18 Authorities and Authority
Authorities and Authority by Rev. L. John Gable June 17, 2018 We have gotten into a portion of our study of Paul’s letter to the Romans in which, as we said last week, he moves from theory to praxis, from the theoretical to the practical, from giving really good...
6/10/18 Lest There Be Any Misunderstanding
Lest There Be Any Misunderstanding by Rev. L. John Gable June 10, 2018 There is a dividing point in every one of Paul’s letters at which he moves from theory to praxis; from the theoretical to the practical; from explaining really good theology to offering really...