Pastoral Prayer: Lord God, we often mistake our need for people to follow us or do things our way as confirmation that you are on our side. Like the disciples, we often think we have a monopoly. Today we will, as we do each week, remind ourselves that the … Continue reading
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Some of us grew up acquainted with choirs. Recently I saw the Voices of Hope Choir on American’s Got Talent. I could not help but think there was a metaphor that would help explicate something Paul was aiming for in what I think is his four-part harmony at work.… Continue reading
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Last summer CNBC, a cable channel that covers the Stock Market and offers economic analysis, issued its annual Distruptor 50 list. Innovative companies believed to be changing the world make the list. These companies are considered forward thinking. One of the measures is their economic success. For instance, 31 … Continue reading
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(Epiphany/Baptism of Jesus Sunday)
Mark 4:4-11;
On October 15, 1965 . . .
In a demonstration staged by the student-run National Coordinating Committee to End the War in Vietnam, the first public burning of a draft card in the United States takes place.
These demonstrations drew 100,000 people in … Continue reading
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’Twas the Night Before
Isaiah 62; Luke 1:46-55
On Dunder and Blixem! To the top the porch to the top of the wall! Now dash away! Dash away! Dash away all!
Donder and Blixem? Really? Can’t the preacher even get their names right?
Our Anglicized version is Donner and … Continue reading
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