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- July 1, 2020
GOD IS NOT DEFEATED BY RACISM What we discover with the cross is that God is not only not defeated…
, - June 26, 2020
AN EXCERPT FROM THE PLAY "BREAD OF MANY COLORS." The scene takes place at an officers’ retreat of a consciously…
, - June 24, 2020
WHERE TO BEGIN Ok, so you’ve taken a significant step in establishing a connection with another congregation that is of…
- June 23, 2020
Repeated because some had a problem accessing it RACISM FROM A CHRISTIAN PERSPECTIVE Unless you are hiding in a cave,…
- June 19, 2020
FAITH—SHAME—RACISM Unless you are hiding in a cave, you have watched and listened to this country respond to the issue…
, - June 17, 2020
The parable continues Abigail enthralled his adult class with her description of her call to be a nun. He assumed…
, , , - June 12, 2020
PART ONE MARRIED TO THE BODY OF CHRIST Stephen McCutchan Part one David Benedict, pastor of Good Shepherd Lutheran church,…
, - June 10, 2020
Psalm 13 A prayer during the pandemic 1 How long, O LORD? Will you forget us forever? How long will…
, - June 5, 2020
ADORATION, CONFESSION, THANKSGIVING, SUPPLICATION I was taught in my seminary class on liturgy to think of the acronym ACTS when…
, - June 3, 2020
GOD’S PERSPECTIVE When we consider the future of the church from God’s perspective, we are considering the subject from the…
- May 29, 2020
HOW DO WE LISTEN? You have been examining God’s call for individuals. Now consider God’s call to the church. How…
- May 27, 2020
HAVING TROUBLE BREATHING IN THE SPIRIT OF GOD? Like stale breath, a stale spirit can be suffocating. When you take…
, - May 20, 2020
A VISITOR FROM OUTER SPACE Assume for a moment that you have a visitor from outer space who is an…
- May 15, 2020
Make Use of This Time of Separation Send an email to the members saying that during this shelter in place…
, - May 13, 2020
TAKE TIME TO BREATHE Are you having trouble breathing lately? What about clergy friends and churches you care about? I’m…
, - May 8, 2020
SEVEN WORD REFLECTION I want to invite you to engage in a fun but brief exercise that can not only…
ANTI-RACISM LITURGY (continued)
January 19, 2022
We continue from last Friday’s blog to examine the frame of our worship services CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS The very contrast…
ANTI-RACISM LITURGY
January 14, 2022
TURNING ROUTINE INTO LIBERATION Far too often we move through the liturgy of a worship service waiting for an anthem,…
The Corps of All Faith
January 12, 2022
AT THE CORE OF HUMANITY The essential core to all of life is relationships. When God said in Genesis 2:18…
HOW TO BEGIN: RACISM AND YOUR SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP
January 7, 2022
IT BEGINS WITH THE MEMBERS’S FAITH No pastor likes to think of conflict and division in the church, especially the…
HOW TO BEGIN: RACISM AND YOUR SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP
January 5, 2022
IT BEGINS WITH THE MEMBERS’S FAITH No pastor likes to think of conflict and division in the church, especially the…
MY BEST RELATIONSHIP ADVICE
December 31, 2021
AT THE CORE OF HUMANITY The essential core to all of life is relationships. When God said in Genesis 2:18…
ANTIRACISM MINISTRY BEGAN AT LUNCH
December 29, 2021
Conversations and Community The story of race in this country can be told on a national level and include the…
It’s Christmas Eve
December 24, 2021
I’m in Guatemala with my family. HOPE ALLL OF YOU HAVE A BLESSED CHRISTMAS THE CHURCH NEEDS YOUR MINISTRY: WE’VE…
MAYBE JESUS KNEW SOMETHING
December 22, 2021
BEING CREATIVE WITH CRISIS There is a creative way to move beyond crisis and regain your power to make choices…