Oct 28, 2013 | books, Jesus, Monday Muse
Starting on Monday, November 4, I will be posting a new weekly feature here on my blog — Monday Muse — with book reviews, musical inspiration, and creative resources for your worship planning! But I can’t resist an early preview posting of Monday...
Oct 25, 2013 | Jesus, prayer, scripture
Add your own litany to this expansion of the Lord’s Prayer from Luke 11:2-4: Father, hallowed be your name. Almighty One, you are our sanctuary. Love, you alone are holy. . . . . . . . . . . Your kingdom come. Arrive among us and scour our pride. Be a healing...
Oct 18, 2013 | love, music, psalm
How sweet it is to be loved by you, O God! You are the warm shelter when we need to hide; You are our praise through every stress and pain, every delight and every rest. Your faithfulness and love are beyond words: We stop to give you thanks. How sweet it is to be...
Oct 11, 2013 | justice, lament, prayer
Have we decided, in this Americanized faith of ours, that God is too holy to feed the poor through WIC, too ethereal to be incarnate within Head Start? Are we so certain that God cannot work new miracles through healthcare, medical research and flu shots? Is God too...