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- 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…
- May 6, 2020
Psalm 23 Adapted I would offer a slight adaption of the 23rd Psalm as a framework for expressing our wonder at…