Lord, our God, you know who we are: People with good and bad consciences; satisfied and dissatisfied, sure and unsure people; Christians out of conviction and Christians out of habit; believers, half-believers, and unbelievers…But now we all stand before you: in all...
Turf Fights and Rewrites: That’s What Stiff-Neck People Are Made Of Story Lectionary 13 January 2019 Jesus is Named and Presented in the Temple It is Not Good for Adam to be Alone / Adam Names the Animals (Genesis 2:18-24) God Calls Himself El Shaddai and Names Jacob...
Women’s Christmas To most, today is the celebration of Epiphany: remembering the arrival of the Magi and the presentation of the Christ to the Gentiles. But in some circles, today is also known as “Women’s Christmas.” In particular, the Irish/Celtic tradition...
Learn it, Live it, Love it Lectionary 13 January 2019 Baptism of Our Lord Isaiah 43:1-7 Psalm 29 Acts 8:14-17 Luke 3:15-17, 21-22 Text to Life Now . . . in the depths of winter . . . after the holidays . . . we all long for a “get-away.”… To access this post,...
Great bands have known long ago that the best way to connect with people is to allow them to participate! Hand them the mic! It’s no different in preaching. If you want people engaged in your message, you need to let them participate! One way to do that is...
