Creative Prayer Experience You will need a piece of brown paper; pen, colored pencils or markers; collage materials if desired Cut or tear a cross shape from the piece of brown card stock. On one side of the cross, write, draw, or collage the burdens that you feel you are carrying. On the other side…
As spiritual descendants of Abraham and Sarah and as followers of Jesus, we live within the holy space of covenant–of God’s promises to us and our promises to God. It might seem on the surface that this holy space of covenant is restrictive. We cannot step outside the boundary of the covenant. We must be…
This is an excerpt of the sermon I preached on John 19:31-37 this past Sunday, April 6, 2014. It is a complex topic and I commend to you the sermon in its entirety. – – – – – – I attended a discussion this past week with Mennonite theologian J. Denny Weaver. He has written…
Well, it happened again. I had a lovely thought for my sermon that I just cannot justify putting in my sermon. It really has nothing to do with anything else I’m talking about. Plus, I’m already pushing 20 minutes which, for me, is a long sermon. So, because I cannot bear to delete it, here…
Earlier today I found out about a Rule of Life from Martin Luther King Jr. I decided that I wanted to keep this Rule with me, so I created an ATC with the Rule on one side and an inked picture (resembling my blog header) on the other. I’m pretty happy with how these turned…
My creation today was a baptism card for a family friend. He’s 8, so I thought he would appreciate the pop-up effect. And Grace is playing with legos. She made a house for her little dog.
I have posted the sermon I preached last year on Matthew 16:21-28, which is a parallel passage to this week’s Gospel reading in Mark 8:27-38. (This poor little post has been languishing in my draft folder all week. Oops.)
Call to Worship (from Romans 4:13-25) The promise to Abraham and Sarah and to their descendants came through faith. The inheritance is based on God’s grace and is for all of us who are connected through the centuries, connected to Abraham and Sarah and all their descendants through faith– Faith in the God who opened…
I’ve been asked about this directly by at least two people. While I usually love to share my opinions, I will admit I’ve been left a bit speechless by this one. It’s taken me awhile to be able to say anything. I don’t have a lot figured out yet, but I think I’m beginning to…
My hands are dirty from smearing ashes on people’s foreheads. My eyes sting from wiping them with ashen fingers. My nose tickles from the ash I’ve breathed in. From dust you have come. To dust you shall return. In the meantime there is grace. Grace that looks a lot like a smudged cross. Like sooty…
Spacious Faith 