| Sound Theology |
C minor gives me the chills. Real, hair-standing-on-end, spine-tingling chills. The glorious music written in this key plumbs the depths of emotion; the highs and the lows. Beethoven is well-known for his extensive output in this key, including 2 symphonies, 3 piano...
| Open Table |
Where Jesus Prayed: Illuminating the Lord’s Prayer In the Holy Land By Danielle Shroyer Brewster, MA: Paraclete Press, 2015 Review by Landrum P. Leavell III, ThD. This book was recommended to me by my friend and fellow bibliophile, David Wahlstedt. He...
| Preaching Tips
Look for words that jump out at you from the story. Why do they spark your intuition? Look them up in their original language. What is it in the Hebrew? In Greek? Sometimes, there are hidden metaphors lost in translation. When you look at the original word or...
| Pastor's Prayer |
We beseech You, Master, to be our helper and protector.Save the afflicted among us; have mercy on the lowly;Raise up the fallen; appear to the needy; heal the ungodly;Restore the wanderers of Your people;Feed the hungry; ransom our prisoners; Raise up the sick;...
| Master Sermons
Stone Standard or Gold Standard? Lectionary 15 October 2017 19th Sunday After Pentecost Exodus 32:1-14 Psalm 106:1-6, 19-23 Philippians 4:1-9 Matthew 22:1-14 Text to Life What a season of violence, vengeance, and vortexes! This trifecta has come both from the state of...
