Wendell Berry and the Given LifeBy Ragan Sutterfield –Review by Landrum P. Leavell III, Th.D. The book jacket notes that for over fifty years, Wendell Berry has been helping seekers chart a return to the practice of being creatures. Through his essays, poetry...
The PhysicianStory Lectionary21 July 2019 I Am the Lord Who Heals You (Exodus 15:26)I Will Take All Sickness Away from You (Deuteronomy 7;15)The Suffering Servant (Isaiah 53)Hezekiah’s Illness (Isaiah 38)The Promise of Healing (Isaiah 40)Jesus’ (God’s) Mission of...
The Christian Moon WalkLectionary21 July 20196th Sunday After PentecostAmos 8:1-12Psalm 52Colossians 1:15-28Luke 10:38-42Text to LifeBack in 1969 the television airwaves were fiercely ruled by the Big Three: ABC, CBS, NBC. There was no one else. PBS didn’t launch...
The metaphor of fire is one we use and celebrate throughout Pentecost. Pentecost is not just one day or one Sunday but an enduring season for Christians, in which we remember what it means to be “on fire” for Jesus. Use the metaphor of fire not only in your...
All-powerful God,you are present in the whole universeand in the smallest of your creatures.You embrace with your tenderness all that exists.Pour out upon us the power of your love,that we may protect life and beauty.Fill us with peace, that we may liveas brothers and...
