Eternal God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, give us your Holy Spirit who writes the preached Word into our hearts. May we receive and believe it and be cheered and comforted by it in eternity. Glorify your Word in our hearts and make it so bright and warm that we...
Jesus the Cave Dweller and Cave Deliverer Lectionary 22 July 2018 9th Sunday After Pentecost 2 Samuel 7:1-14a Psalm 89:20-37 Ephesians 2:11-22 Mark 6:30-34, 53-56 Text to Life On Tuesday July 10 the early morning news was interrupted by one of those “Breaking News”...
The Well-Watered Soul Story Lectionary 15 July 2018 The Story of Noah (Genesis 8) The Hand of Jeroboam is Shriveled and Powerless in the Face of the Lord’s Prophet (1 Kings 13:4-6) Elijah and the Dry Land of Ahab / Elijah’s Power Over Water (I Kings 17:1-16 and I...
Sacred Hearts Lectionary 15 July 2018 8th Sunday After Pentecost 2 Samuel 6:1-5, 12b-19 Psalm 24 Ephesians 1:3-14 (and Ephesians 2:11-22)* Mark 6:14-29 Text to Life This is a meditation on the heart. It is going to take us a little bit to get there. So let me begin...
Tchaikovsky is arguably one of the best-known Russian composers; if you want to hear some of his music, you can find it in playlist #169 (last week). This week’s playlist features Sergei Prokofiev. Although Prokofiev spent a significant amount of his adult life...