This prayer is a version of a prayer I have used at a service of Installation for a new pastor. A version of this was originally prayed over me as I was ordained at First Presbyterian Church in Albuquerque in 2008. I used this version in a worship service on the RevGalBlogPals cruise this past…
I have just returned from the Emergence Christianity Conference in Memphis, TN. Phyllis Tickle, the founding editor of the Religion Department at Publishers Weekly, shared with us her observations of church and culture, based on her book Emergence Christianity: What It Is, Where It Is Going, and Why It Matters. Over 400 people of all…
Here is our first STARward guest reflection on a Star word. From Dawn who writes: “I was given quite the word for my very first ever Star Word…Approval. What an interesting word for me, specifically, at this very moment in my life.
I think a true sign of genius is recognizing a brilliant idea when one of your friends comes up with it, and then immediately incorporating it into your life. I’m about to do that here. As many of you may have read in my last post, A Year of Practice, on Epiphany Sunday at Southminster,…
I’m getting the sanctuary ready for worship this Sunday, which is Epiphany. Last year, I passed out stars that had words written on them and invited people to use that word in their prayer life in 2012. We’ll be doing it again Sunday (so if you would like a star word but aren’t a Southminster…
I have never been terribly successful with resolutions at New Year’s. But in general, a few of the better resolutions have made their way into my life in meaningful ways. A few years ago, I determined to read more poetry. Did I read a poem every day? No. Do I now read poetry regularly? Yes.…
Dear readers, As we reach the end of another year, I’d like to pause and thank you for reading this blog, for sharing its posts on Facebook and Twitter, and for engaging me in the comments. You have corrected me when I relied on lazy assumption, and you have supported me when things got personal.…
Governor Mike Huckabee got himself in a heap of trouble after the shootings in Connecticut when he said this: “We ask why there is violence in our schools, but we have systematically removed God from our schools,” Huckabee said on Fox News, discussing the murder spree that took the lives of 20 children and 6…
In response to the slaughter of the innocents in Connecticut last week, President Obama quoted Paul’s second letter to the church in Corinth. (2 Cor 4:16-5:1). Full speech can be viewed here. So we do not lose heart. Even though our outer nature is wasting away, our inner nature is being renewed day by day.…
Here is the prompt from over at Revgalblogpals: “Those of you who are my friends on Facebook know I’ve been trying to post Advent music in this season, which is no small trick because, as you well know, it’s been “Christmas” since Halloween in the world out there! So today we focus on Advent and…
Glass Overflowing 