| Pastor's Prayer |
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...
| Open Table |
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,...
| Sound Theology |
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...
| Master Sermons
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...
| Story Sermon
Signal to Noise (The Semiotics of Caves) Guest Story Sermon by Len Wilson Story Lectionary 10 March 2019 The First Sunday in Jesus’ “Lenten” Journey to Jerusalem and the Cross God Restores the Women After All Wombs Have Been Closed Due to Sarah (Genesis...