Ephesians 4:1-16; John 6:24-35 Some of the crowd who were fed on the mountainside search for Jesus. They are seekers. People who..
2 Samuel 11:1-15; Ephesians 3:14-21; John 6:1-21 Break out your record player and old Rolling Stones albums… because this week, we’re going..
Ephesians 2:11-22; Mark 6:30-44, 53-56 I feel compelled this week to return to a meeting I mentioned in an earlier lectionary reflection...
Mark 6:14-29 I tell people that I never believed in the demonic until I started to work in the church. This quip..
2 Samuel 5:1-5, 9-10, Psalm 48, 2 Corinthians 12:2-10, Mark 6:1-13 These two stories, while not parables in the traditional sense, are..
2 Samuel 1:1, 17-27; Mark 5:21-43 – June 28, 2015 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Proper 8 This is the week to..
Many people of faith are praying for the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Charleston, South Carolina and the United States after the murder of nine people by..
Almighty God, our gathering together for worship and prayer is, this day, both an offering of praise and a show of courage...
1 Samuel 17:1a-49 and Mark 4:35-41 - June 21 12th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Proper 7 Power is the topic du jour this..
11th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Proper 6 – 1 Samuel 15:34-16:13 and Mark 4:26-34 My friend is an artist. In fact, if you..
2nd Sunday after Pentecost – Mark 3:20-35 If I had been Mark’s editor, I would have sent this passage back to him...
It is Trinity Sunday! I know you’ve been waiting all liturgical year for this day. You have your analogies ready: water, ice,..
I live so close to an army base that I can hear reveille in the morning and taps at night. If I..
Ah, Pentecost, every year the same story, and only one account of it at that. How does the preacher or Sunday school..
Starting May 18 (in time for Pentecost), Jill Duffield will be crafting study aids based on the lectionary Scripture for the coming Sunday...
Click here to download a PDF of the scored hymn. ST. CHRISTOPHER 7.6.8.6.8.6.8.6 ("Beneath the Cross of Jesus") O God, we hear..
What will you sing on Pentecost? Will your congregation grasp the full impact of the gift of the Holy Spirit?
New Hymn for Pentecost with the hymn text and music together.Renowned hymn writer, Carolyn Gillette, has penned uplifting, “Pentecost Had Come” to the tune of "Canto de Esperanza/Song of Hope” for your congregation’s use. Lyrics may be downloaded and printed for free – see below. OR for just $9.95 you can download a print master of the new hymn with all the musical notes needed for everyone to sing along. This is a full 8.5 by 11 inch format, so the print is clear and bold. Click here to purchase
Let your Pentecost celebration soar on this song of the Spirit!
I was born into a Presbyterian family. I had no say in that. However, at one point in my adult life, I..
This week we asked our bloggers to share a liturgy they’ve crafted. Is it possible to just write liturgy for a living?..
This week we asked our bloggers to share a liturgy they’ve crafted. In our annual service of healing and wholeness, we’ve started..
This week we asked our bloggers to share a liturgy they’ve crafted. One: Have mercy upon us O God, according to your..
If I were still in the pulpit, preparing to preach on the second Sunday of Easter, perhaps the lowest attendance of the..
Lately, I’ve been drawn back to Acts. Specifically, Acts 11 and 15. As I read, certain phrases and sentences stand out. Phrases..
When Joseph came to Bethlehem His life seemed all awry. His fair young bride was great with child He knew not how..
PASSION CHORALE 7.6.7.6 D (“O Sacred Head, Now Wounded”) Lord, hear the cries of children who struggle every day, Caught up in..
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