A sermon preached March 17, 2013 at Southminster Presbyterian Church by Marci Glass. John 12:1-19 Isaiah 43:16-21 The prophet Isaiah tells us not to remember the former things, or to consider the things of old. Only new things for Isaiah! But before we look at the new things, we should notice that Isaiah doesn’t completely…
I started a belly dancing class this week. Let me give you a moment to let that sink in. Have you recovered? Does it seem as shocking to you as it does to me? Here is the simple reason I signed up for this class.. I’ve hated my body for years–years, I tell you–and I’m…
Here is the prompt from Jan at Revgalblogpals today. “Although you won’t know this, I am pre-posting this ten days ahead of schedule, because my husband and I are going to be in Washington State during his spring break (from teaching at a local community college). His parents have very recently moved into a senior…
A sermon preached by Julie Anderson at Southminster Presbyterian in Boise, Idaho March 10, 2013 2 Corinthians 5:16-21 When I’m preaching on a text I like to sit with it for a while. Sometimes I sit with it for weeks just mulling it around in the back of my mind waiting for something to spark. …
A Sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian March 3, 2013 Luke 13:1-17 Our text this morning is actually the first part of the chapter we read last week. Jesus, remember, is headed to Jerusalem, and to his death on a cross. And Jesus’ followers want him to answer the questions we always want God to answer…
Here is a guest reflection by Sarah Mathews Howard, (a friend from Trinity U) on her Star word: Refreshment Refreshment – what an interesting word – the first thing that came to mind was snacks. Seemed kind of weird to associate snacking with God’s word, but then as I thought about it and prayed about…
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It started out so innocently. A blogger, whose writing I enjoy and who I also know to be a lovely person IRL, as the kids say offered to pull a word out of hat (or bowl, or cup or bag–however she did it) for anyone who…
Here is the prompt from over at revgals today, beginning with this quote from Tolkein. Frodo: I can’t do this, Sam. Sam: I know. It’s all wrong. By rights we shouldn’t even be here. But we are. It’s like in the great stories, Mr. Frodo. The ones that really mattered. Full of darkness and danger,…
Today’s prayer prompt from Rachel Hackenberg encourages us to play with metaphor and begins with Jesus’ lament in Luke 13:34 (NRSV): “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often have I desired to gather your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her…
This Lent, in addition to giving up the eating of squash and drinking of mead (I kid, I kid), I am taking up the practice of daily prayer writing with Rachel Hackenberg. You can read more about it and her here. She led my most recent study leave week and I am most thankful for…
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