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“Lila” by Marilynne Robinson

“Lila” by Marilynne Robinson

Lila, the third book about small town life in Iowa by Marilynne Robinson, once again brings us to the town of Gilead.  It is wonderful to return to this memorable fictional setting, even if this visit has a great deal of pain and darkness woven through the story.  All...

Preaching Tip – 4/19/15

When preaching in an EPIC style  (EPIC stands for experiential, participatory, image-rich, and connective), it helps to use props.  If you can hold in your hand, or better, allow others to hold in their hands, or handle somehow, the actual metaphor, they can embody...

My Prayer For You – 4/19/15

O God, help me to open those doors where you are knocking, and to stop propping up those walls you are knocking down.  Tear down all walls built around some spaces and places in my life where I’ve said to you, “I made you Lord of my life except here.”  Table your...

Memento Mori – Skulls and Firedevils

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Sitting Shiva Behind Closed Doors

Sitting Shiva Behind Closed Doors

Story Lectionary for Post Resurrection Week One: Hebrew Testament Connections: Genesis: The Story of Noah and the Mourning of Methuselah Genesis: The Sealing of the Garden Psalm of Jonah and/or Psalm 98 Psalm 30 Prayers: The Kaddish and the Tziduk Hadin Song of Moses...