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Say It Slant! –Preaching Tip for 14 October 2018

This week, I am bringing up a “Sweetism.”.  One of Len Sweet’s favorite sayings is “say it slant!” It means, “make the familiar strange.” Find a way to tell the story in a fresh way with a fresh slant that intrigues, invites, and invigorates. Look at the story from...

Pastor’s Prayer for 14 October 2018

O Lord my God, Teach my heart this day where and how to see you, Where and how to find you. You have made me and remade me, And you have bestowed on me All the good things I possess, And still I do not know you. I have not yet done that For which I was made. Teach me...
A Light So Lovely

A Light So Lovely

A Light So Lovely: The Spiritual Legacy of the Life of Madeleine L’Engle by Sarah Arthur –Review by Teri Hyrkas When she was a teenager, Sarah Arthur knew of Madeleine L’Engle’s award winning book, A Wrinkle In Time, but didn’t read it...
Let It Loose!

Let It Loose!

Let It Loose! Story Lectionary 7 October 2018 The Story of Noah When the Floodgates of Heaven Were Opened Up (Genesis 7) The Enabling of the Tongue of Moses (Exodus 4) Korah and Those Who Defied Moses are Swallowed Up When the Earth’s Mouth is Opened Up by God...