Jan 19, 2014 | courage, discipleship, images of God, prayer
Our praise and prayers, our hopes and heartaches are found in the shadow of your love, O God. We come to you to see who we are and to catch a vision of who we may become. It’s too easy to listen to news, to look in mirrors, and to resign ourselves to the belief...
Jan 17, 2014 | comfort, prayer
I take your hand because the way is lonely and it helps to know you’re there. I take your hand because I get cold feet sometimes but your warmth pulses with courage. I take your hand because it makes me blush and turns my steps into a dance. I take your hand...
Jan 13, 2014 | Easter, Monday Muse, sermon
Not to cause anxiety, but the season of Lent begins in seven weeks. 🙂 For those who are worship planners, how are you hoping to shape the church’s experience of Lent? Sermon series are a valuable tool for creating continuity from one worship service to the next,...
Jan 12, 2014 | baptism, prayer
Here we are, O LORD, coming before you, your people waiting and watching for your Spirit to descend upon us…but gently, we pray; just enough Spirit to get us through the day and not so much to cause us discomfort or inconvenience. We are dipping our toes in the...
Jan 6, 2014 | baptism, Monday Muse, nature
On the liturgical calendar, this Sunday January 12 celebrates the baptism of Jesus by his cousin John. For those congregations that do not keep the baptismal font front-and-center in their worship spaces (or keep the font covered), Baptism of Christ Sunday is a...
