Nov 21, 2014 | discipleship, lament, prayer
i cannot worship you adequately i cannot serve you in the fullest, whole-est ways you should be served i cannot follow faithfully — my reliability is non-existent what can i do, O God, but plead at the foot of your grace what can i do but silence my tambourine...
Nov 17, 2014 | Advent, Christmas, Monday Muse, sermon
Less than two weeks until the beginning of Advent. Thanksgiving is around the corner, you’ve had a busy fall in your ministry, and you’re trying not to panic over the Advent sermons series that you intended to plan last week or last month. Need a little...
Nov 16, 2014 | confession, prayer
Let us keep silence before God. . . . This is the day of the LORD. This is a moment in God’s time. This is a breath within God’s work. . . . We are humble before you, O God, for you govern the sun’s race across the sky and you conduct the symphony of...
Nov 14, 2014 | psalm, scripture
The fig tree does not blossom yet the pine remains faithfully green. The vine wanders aimlessly without bearing fruit yet the stream still runs to the ocean. The sun hides its face behind storming clouds yet an infant still smiles on his mother’s lap. Justice...
Nov 10, 2014 | Advent, liturgy, Monday Muse
Advent is a season to savor — the longing, the impossible hope, the desperate eagerness for God to come and completely convert the world to holy ways of justice and love. Savoring Advent, however, is often a rare luxury for church professionals working hard to...
