It’s one thing to speak in common language, good English, or the language of the “marketplace.” It’s another to speak in the code-language or the personal language of someone or a group of people. Chris Pratt recently did this in his talk, when he said things like,...
Behold, Lord, an empty vessel that needs to be filled. My Lord, fill it. I am weak in the faith; strengthen me. I am cold in love; warm me and make me fervent, that my love may go out to my neighbor. I do not have a strong and firm faith; at times I doubt and am...
Why Should the Devil Have All the Good Music? Larry Norman and the Perils of Christian Rock by Gregory Alan Thornbury –Review by Teri Hyrkas Why Should the Devil Have All the Good Music is quite a title for a book. Are you shocked or even offended by it? Would...
Unfettered Faith Story Lectionary 8 July 2018 God Gives Moses Signs to Prove God’s Power Including Healing of Leprosy (Exodus 4) I Am the Lord Who Heals You (Exodus 15) Priestly Rituals for Examining and Pronouncing Diseases of the Skin (Leviticus 13 and 14) Miriam...
The Failure Dance: Shake and Step Lectionary 8 July 2018 7th Sunday After Pentecost 2 Samuel 5:1-5, 9-10 Psalm 48 2 Corinthians 12:2-10 Mark 6:1-13 Text to Life Summertime is “family vacation” time. For some of us that means an annual trip to a grandparent’s house and...
