| Sound Theology |
It’s a dry spell here; a long stretch of sunshine and hot weather. We have not had rain for a couple of weeks, and the next two weeks look beautiful, too. But at Sound Theology we are in the midst of Ordinary Time, and music about water. This week’s composers are all...
| Digital Feast |
Storyteller Summary: A few months ago, I came across this wonderful album “A Heartland Liturgy” by Jonathan Rundman. This song goes well with this offering of The Digital Feast and would work well in worship so I hope you enjoy it as much as I do....
| Master Sermons
Wait for the S’mores Lectionary 16 July 2017 6th Sunday After Pentecost Genesis 25:19-34 Psalm 119:105-112 Romans 8:1-11 Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 Text to Life We are smack dab in the middle of a special season right now. No, not “summer.” This is a much more important...
| Open Table |
Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? By Frans de Waal –Review by Paula Jones When I was a young teacher, my third grade class began a science unit on animals. For homework I assigned a simple worksheet aimed at helping students understand the...
| Preaching Tips
Stories with good, solid metaphors always make a sermon better, stickier, and dimensional. However, if your story, whether it contains a joke, or great image, or just a wonderful lesson, doesn’t connect to scripture, well, it just isn’t worth telling! Make sure your...
