24th Sunday after Pentecost — November 7, 2021
Ruth 3:1-5; 4:13-17 Ordinary 24B; Proper 27 “I put myself back in the narrative” sings Eliza in the closing song of the..
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18th Sunday after Pentecost — September 26, 2021
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Order of worship — September 26, 2021
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17th Sunday after Pentecost — September 19, 2021
Mark 9:30-37 Pentecost 17B; Proper 20 Who was this child lingering around Jesus and his disciples? What was he doing in the..
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Order of worship — September 19, 2021
You are welcome to use this liturgy in your online worship services and distribute it to your congregation. It is free for..
16th Sunday after Pentecost — September 12, 2021
James 3:1-12 Pentecost 16B; Proper 19 In January of 2020, Clemency Burton-Hill — a BBC classical music host and lover of Bach..
Order of worship — September 12, 2021
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15th Sunday after Pentecost — September 5, 2021
Mark 7:24-37 Pentecost 15B; Proper 18 Mark 7:24-37 is a text to avoid if you’re not ready to confront and examine your..
After the hurricane: A prayer for recovery
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Prayer for those in the path of the hurricane
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14th Sunday after Pentecost — August 29, 2021
James 1:17-27 Pentecost 14B; Proper 17 One of my favorite group activities focuses on active listening. I split the group into pairs..
Prayer for summer sabbath
God of mercy, our need is great. The pandemic has left us tired, anxious and uncertain. We have stretched beyond our limits..
Order of worship — August 29, 2021
You are welcome to use this liturgy in your online worship services and distribute it to your congregation. It is free for..
13th Sunday after Pentecost — August 22, 2021
Joshua 24:1-2a, 14-18 Pentecost 13B; Proper 16 In a scene from Richard Wagamese’s poignant novel, “Indian Horse,”13-year-old Saul is kicked off his..
The upswing possibility
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10th Sunday after Pentecost — August 1, 2021
Ephesians 4:1-16 Pentecost 10B; Proper 13 “I’m baffled,” one of my pastor friends recently wrote on Facebook. “Worship attendance and church engagement..
The practice of creating
A few years ago, when I found myself creatively stuck, my writing coach encouraged me to visit the art gallery on the..
Order of worship — August 1, 2021
You are welcome to use this liturgy in your online worship services and distribute it to your congregation. It is free for..
9th Sunday after Pentecost — July 25, 2021
John 6:1-21 Pentecost 9B; Proper 12 Unique among the Gospels, John replaces the scene of the last supper with a foot washing...