Balm in Gilead
This week’s spiritual is well-known and full of hope. This song turns the question “Is there no balm in Gilead?” found in Jeremiah, into an assertion of confidence. There is a balm. It flows in Gilead. The balm brings healing, revival, knowledge, and love. As we...Candles, Liturgy, and Song –Preaching Tip for 24 December 2017
This year, Christmas Eve falls on Sunday. That means for many churches, more emphasis on liturgy, and the bells and smells of Christmas on that last Sunday in advent, as well as evening services. Christmas Eve is a time more than any other when we break out the...Pastor’s Prayer for 24 December 2017
The radiance of the Father’s splendor, the Father’s visible image, Jesus Christ our God, peerless among counselors, Prince of Peace, Father of the world to come, the model after which Adam was formed, for our sakes became like a slave: in the womb of Mary the virgin,...