Parables Story Lectionary 20 September 2015 Nathan’s Parable of the Wealthy Sheep Thief (2 Samuel 12:1-9) Isaiah’s Parable of the Sorry Vineyard (Isaiah 5:1-7) The Bramble King (Judges 9:7-15 and 16-21) The Linen Loincloth (Jeremiah 13:1-11) The Potter and the Clay...
When to Be Seated, and When to Stand Up! Lectionary 20 September 2015 Seventeenth Sunday After Pentecost Proverbs 31:10-31 Psalm 1 James 3:13-4:3, 7-8a Mark 9:30-37 Text to Life There are two types of teachers. There are those who ask their students, “Raise your hand...
Shakespeare scholar and author William F. Zak, who has taught for many years at Salisbury State University (Maryland), reflects in a convocation address to students given many years ago on the what goes on in the four years of college. I just ran across this, but the...
If your congregation is stiff and grim, DO break the ice with something funny. But… beware that your funnybone doesn’t offend someone. Jokes that are in bad taste leave a bad taste in the mouth, whereas a well-played crack can make everyone crack up, relax, and tune...
A MIGRANT’S MEDITATION and PRAYER Lord, someone left the cake out in the rain, And we don’t think that we can take it, ‘Cos it took so long to bake it, And we might never find the recipe again. Searching, Lord, in a strange land; Lead us forward by your hand. We...
