There is an intangible quality that develops when those involved in a group have built connections and rapport through working together in all conditions, over an extended period of time. These connections are often created through times of difficulty or diversity, as...
Knock on Wood Lectionary 5 March 2017 First Sunday in Lent Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7 Psalm 32 Romans 5:12-19 Matthew 4:1-11 Text to Life What kid doesn’t need to declare and define a special place that is his or her own. Every child craves a hideaway, a fort, a blanket...
Lazarus Rising Story Lectionary 5 March 2017 The First Sunday in Jesus’ “Lenten” Journey to Jerusalem God Restores the Women After all Wombs Have Been Closed Due to Sarah (Genesis 20:1-18) Abraham Purchases a Cave at Machpelah for Sarah (Genesis 23) Deborah, Rachel,...
Beyonce, Chance the Rapper, A Tribe Called Quest bring religion to Grammys Summary: ““They (black artists0 don’t see the secular and the sacred as being two different things. This is an animated universe with spirits and life and diversity and lots of modes of...
Make room in your worship for repentance. It sounds strange. But as Christians, we have, many of us, gotten away from the idea of repentance. We don’t want to make people feel bad for fear they’ll never return. We want to concentrate on hope. We want to...
