Let ‘Er Rip! Story Lectionary 17 February 2019 The Story of Noah (Genesis 5-7) Abraham Attempts to Sacrifice His Son Isaac but Due to God’s Sign Declines (Genesis 22) Hold Fast to the Lord and You Will Receive God’s Abundance (Deuteronomy 30) The Ebenezer Stone...
How to Think: A Survival Guide For a World at Odds By Alan Jacobs New York: Currency, 2017 –Review by Landrum P. Leavell III, Th.D. How many times have we heard someone or ourselves ask the question, “What were you thinking?” Alan Jacobs believes...
Ubi Caritas is one of the oldest hymns of the early church. Dating from as early as the 4th century, settings of Ubi Caritas are frequently included as part of the Eucharist story, reminding us of Christ’s great love for us. But more than simple remembrance, the first...
When you are setting out to write a sermon using metaphors, you need first to do an image exegesis. That is, you don’t do a traditional exegesis, but you first find the metaphors, then dig deeply into their meaning, then connect them to other metaphors in scripture,...
CREED OF CHRISTIAN LOVE IN CHRIST Faith issues in love. Love is not a belief system. Love does not mean agreeing with everything someone else thinks. Love prevails as the only precept. Love rises above conflict, extends the hand of peace, even the peace to differ....