The Great Ash Wednesday Debates of 2015
A couple debates broke out online on Ash Wednesday. While the themes and issues were important, the way in which many of the discussions progressed seemed to lack humility and generosity.
Familiar Rhythms
Familiarity is a double-edged sword, especially in churches. Yet, familiarity can serve as a foundation. Here are two simple ways to use it in worship to help guide and shape a congregation.
2015 Lent Prayer Calendar
This prayer calendar for Lent 2015 includes a daily prayer prompt organized by weekly themes.
The Transfiguration – A Dramatic Presentation of Scripture
Dramatic arrangement of the story of the Transfiguration using the text from The Message’s paraphrase of Mark 9:1a-10.
A Call and Response for Transfiguration Sunday
A responsive reading about the Transfiguration. Focuses on the theme of change and how death and resurrection had to occur before what we glimpse in the Transfiguration became permanent.
The Problem is in the Shopping Cart
If you buy healthy food, you have healthy options. It is a simple idea, and yet we blame what we put in our mouths without taking responsibility for what we put in our own shopping carts. There is a lesson to be learned here when we look for solutions in the church.