Sometimes, we take ourselves so seriously! But it can be healthy for your congregation to laugh! Laughing at the scriptures, at life, at stories, at themselves, allows people to make changes in a “safe” environment. Laughter can be a change agent. So look for ways to...
Gracious and Holy Father, give us the wisdom to discover You, the intelligence to understand You, the diligence to seek after You, the patience to wait for You, eyes to behold You, a heart to meditate upon You, and a life to proclaim You, through the power of the...
The Benedict Option A Strategy for Christians in a Post-Christian Nation by Rod Dreher –Review by Teri Hyrkas The Benedict Option: A Strategy for Christians in a Post-Christian Nation (Penguin Random House, 2017) by Rod Dreher has become a New York Times best...
What’s in a Name? Lectionary 7 May 2017 4th Sunday of Easter Acts 2:42-47 Psalm 23 1 Peter 2:19-25 John 10:1-10 Text to Life Shakespeare famously insisted that, “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” But would it? Really? Or is it a pseudo proverb, a...
Easter is a season for good reasons. If your church has already moved on, or back, or around to your “life as usual,” you’re doing it wrong. Everything is changed. Everything is different after the resurrection. The season of Easter reminds us, week by week, that...
