It’s summer and that means we are diving into a new SERMON SERIES.
In response to great dialogue from several summers ago, we will spend five weeks focused on Gospel messages in beloved children’s literature, specifically by Theodore Geisel, AKA Dr. Seuss. In a family of faith like ours, we can appreciate that Jesus tells us to “become like children” (Matthew 18:3), and we all can find growth in going back to basics of our faith. Just like Dr. Seuss helped so many of us to enjoy reading, maybe he also can help us understand deeper truths of our face in fresh and new ways.
(NOTE: we also recognize how, in recent years, efforts have been made to reckon with some of the more problematic messages and portrayals of other races and religions in his books, so we will also hold those in mind each week along with the very relevant question: do we “cancel” someone entirely because of mistakes they have made when perhaps some of their other work is truly something good and valuable?)
This first week, we will look at one of his most famous books: Green Eggs and Ham. This simple story urges us to be open to new things, and to not assume that what we liked before will always hold true for our entire journey. What might God, like “Sam-I-Am” be trying to open our hearts towards, if we are just willing to listen?