Think of your preaching space as a playing field, where you can pass the ball to anyone at any given time. Perhaps someone jumps for it at one point. Perhaps several people share it at another time. Perhaps it doesn’t come back to you right away but gets passed...
The Gathering at Cana Story Lectionary 28 June 2015 Genesis: The Creation Story –the 3rd Day Exodus 7:14-21: Moses First Miracle Turns Water to Blood Proverbs 3:9-10 Psalm 104 Isaiah 62; Isaiah 25:6-9; Jeremiah 31:1-14 Joel 2:15-24; 3:17-18 Amos 9:11-15 John’s...
Lord God, You have appointed me to be a pastor in Your Church.You see how unfit I am to undertake this great and difficult office,and were it not for Your help,I would long since have ruined it all.Therefore I cry unto You;I will assuredly apply my mouth and my heart...
An interview with Karen Swallow Prior, author of Fierce Convictions The Extraordinary Life of Hannah More – Poet, Reformer, Abolitionist This week, the Open Table will feature an interview with Karen Swallow Prior about Fierce Convictions, writing, and what is...
Although this is our fourth week talking about technique, I feel that we have barely scratched the surface of the conversations we could have about its importance. We have talked about practice, magic, and exposure. And we have discovered that music is never simply a...