The Sign of the Dove Story Lectionary: The Sign of the Dove The Story of Creation (Genesis) The Story of Noah (Genesis) The Song of Moses (Deuteronomy 32) Psalm 1 (the two ways) Psalm 2 Psalm 98 Psalm 145 Psalm 148 Isaiah 35; 40; 42; 43; 44 Isaiah… To...
Left Behind? Lectionary Isaiah 6:1-8 Psalm 29 Romans 8:12-17 John 3:1-17 Text to Life Sermon As kids we all learned “short hand” and “semaphors”–the art of using symbols to replace words. Now this talent has academic standing as “semiotics”—- the ability to read and...
A Prayer For Everyone, but especially written for Preachers on their Sunday Afternoon Fill my life with laughter, Lord, with things to smile about; with the ability to see the funny side of things, with the grace to take a joke and laugh at myself. Thank you for the...
“I pray for all those whom I have in any way grieved, vexed, oppressed, or scandalized, by word or deed, knowingly or unknowingly, that you may forgive all our sins and offences against each other. Take away, O Lord, from our hearts all suspiciousness, indignation,...
Think of your preaching space as a “playing field,” in which all of you take part in the joy of worship. In “field preaching,” everyone participates. It isn’t strictly planned, but you need to move according to the movements of others, and above all, the movement of...
