In the opening book of his Narnia series, C. S. Lewis describes Aslan “singing” creation into being. “A voice had begun to sing. It was very far away and Digory found it hard to decide from what direction it was coming. Sometimes it seemed to come from all directions...
God, I want to give you my best, even when I don’t strive as hard as I might. My heart’s desire is to show you my love with my preaching. But I balk and halt sometimes . . . What will people say? What will you say? What if it’s not good enough? What if I’m not good...
Story Lectionary for 4/26/15: Hebrew and New Testament Scriptures to Accompany this Week’s Gospel: Psalm 34 (Taste and See) Exodus 23 (God’s Promise) Isaiah 52, 53 (Jesus’ Suffering Foretold) Zechariah 12 (Great Mourning) Jeremiah 33 (The Promise of the Messiah) Hosea...
Acts 4:5-12 Psalm 23 1 John 3:16-24 John 10:11-18 Fourth Sunday of Easter The Cannes Film Festival is one of the most sizzling-hot, celebrity events of the star-studded cinema world. It takes place in the sun on the French Riviera, just when the rest of us are still...
One of Bonhoeffer’s close friends (Eberhard Bethge) tells of the time the two of them walked home from church together. They were discussing the sermon when, suddenly, Bonhoeffer’s friend told him that there was something about him that he found upsetting unsettling,...
