O Lord and Master of my life, take from me the spirit of sloth, despair, lust of power, and idle talk. But give rather the spirit of chastity, humility, patience, and love to Thy servant. Yea, O Lord and King, grant me to see my own transgressions, and not to judge my...
Letters to the Church Francis Chan, 2018 –Review by Landrum P. Leavell III, ThD. Backstory: I have a dear friend who has been on staff at two mega-churches, one in Seattle and one in Texas. He is currently between churches,...
It’s that season again. Like clockwork. You know this chapter of the story. It calls to you. It draws you. The Story echoes into our own stories and shatters our complacency. We are shaken from the rhythms of ordinary time and swept into the tempos of Lent. A slower...
Your Life is a Steinway Lectionary 10 March 2019 First Sunday in Lent Deuteronomy 26:1-11 Psalm 91:1-2, 9-16 Romans 10:8b-13 Luke 4:1-13 Text to Life Music lessons fall into two categories. Either they enter our lives as a gift from God, or they enter our lives as the...
Signal to Noise (The Semiotics of Caves) Guest Story Sermon by Len Wilson Photo Credit: Used via Created Commons. Source: https://wikimapia.org/18655213 Story Lectionary 10 March 2019 The First Sunday in Jesus’ “Lenten” Journey to Jerusalem and the Cross God...
