Surely, Surely Story Lectionary 28 November 2016 First Sunday in Advent Handmaiden Hagar and Ishmael Her Son, Sent Into the Wilderness, Encounter God (Genesis 21) Handmaidens Bilhah and Zilpah Bear Sons Who Will Become Lost Tribes of Israel (Genesis 30) Psalm 34: I...
People remember through experience more than only in listening. They remember through touch, through sound and music, through color and art, through shape, and through taste. This advent season, make your sermons experiential, tangible, touchable, so that people take...
MORNING PRAYER Christmas, 1943 God, to you I call early in the morning. Help me pray and gather my thoughts to yourself. I cannot do it alone. In me it is dark, but with you is the light; I am lonely, but you forsake me not; I am faint-hearted, but with you is help; I...
“He reigns from heaven above with wisdom, power, and love,” I remember singing, practically shouting, along with the congregation as we sang “Awesome God.” It was our anthem on Sunday mornings, at Vacation Bible School, and at Wednesday night youth group. I don’t...
‘Supermoon’ Science: NASA Explains the Closest Full Moon Until 2034 Summary: To help explain the science behind supermoons, and what makes the November supermoon particularly special, Space.com spoke with NASA’s Noah Petro, deputy scientist of the...
