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October Miscellany

The Theology of Monsters Summary: Since we are in the month of October, I thought it would be nice to introduce you to a blog series by Richard Beck written back in 2009 on The Theology of Monsters. Here is the first installation and you can click through and view...

Surprised by Beauty

This week I discovered a new artist: Eva Cassidy. She’s not a youngster, or a newcomer to the creative scene. She can’t be pigeon-holed or limited by genre tags. And you won’t be able to see her in concert. But, thankfully, you can listen to her limited discography...
Binge-Live

Binge-Live

Binge-Live Lectionary 14 October 2018 Job 23:1-9, 16-17 Psalm 22:1-15 Hebrews 4:12-16 Mark 10:17-31 Text to Life Fall is settling in. The days grow shorter and the nights longer. We are drawn to the warm, flickering glow of luminous light in our living rooms. No, it’s...

Say It Slant! –Preaching Tip for 14 October 2018

This week, I am bringing up a “Sweetism.”.  One of Len Sweet’s favorite sayings is “say it slant!” It means, “make the familiar strange.” Find a way to tell the story in a fresh way with a fresh slant that intrigues, invites, and invigorates. Look at the story from...

Pastor’s Prayer for 14 October 2018

O Lord my God, Teach my heart this day where and how to see you, Where and how to find you. You have made me and remade me, And you have bestowed on me All the good things I possess, And still I do not know you. I have not yet done that For which I was made. Teach me...