Salt and Light :: Communion Liturgy
“You are the salt of the earth. But if salt loses its saltiness, how will it become salty again? It’s good for nothing except to be thrown away and trampled […]
Tag Archives: Matthew 5
What Does the Lord Require? :: Prayers of the People
Last week’s lectionary brought us both the Beatitudes and Micah 6:6-8. Since I preached on the Beatitudes, I chose to pray Micah 6 (my prayer based on the Beatitudes […]
What Love Says and Does
But as a Christian, all of these choices are under the lordship of Jesus Christ. I have freely surrendered my words and actions and allowed them to be captive to Jesus.
An Open Letter to “Anonymous”
If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. – 1 Corinthians 13:1 (NIV) […]
Powerball and Air Balls
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Praying the Beatitudes
Prayers of the People from Sunday worship: Lord, we gather in your presence just as the multitudes did so many years ago on a hill in Galilee. We gather not […]
Advent Reflections: On a mission…
This is the fifth in a series of reflections on John 1. A man named John was sent from God. He came as a witness to testify concerning the light, […]
Act Justly, Love Mercy, Walk Humbly
He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your […]
Is Your Anger a Good Thing?
God said to Jonah, “Is your anger about the shrub a good thing?” Jonah said, “Yes, my anger is good – even to the point of death!” – Jonah 4:9 […]
The Voices in my Head
I’m preparing to guest preach the next two weeks. When I do pulpit supply, I usually refer to the lectionary because I can be pretty sure the passage was not […]