Posts from April 2015
Toward Sunday
Unexpected Guides will be our theme this week as we continue our worship series, This Christian Life. Our worship series is inspired by the story telling curated by Ira Glass on National Public Radio’s This American Life. Each week we’ll look at a theme related to the Christian life through the lens of several stories. The stories will vary each week. Some will be rooted in our own community’s story and some will come from people far away. Some will be humorous…
Crossovers
“Whatever drew the crowd to Solomon’s Portico and to Peter and John that day, the chances are good what they received when they got there was not at all what they expected. They came to Solomon’s Porch wide eyed and astonished, lured by the mystery of healing, and what they got in return was … a sermon. They came drawn like moths to the ultraviolet glow of miracle, and what they got was the clear, steady light of a homily.…
This Christian Life
We are inspired by Ira Glass and his way of telling stories which enlighten and lead to wondering. In the clip below he talks about the art of the story itself. He winds his appreciation for Mary Zimmerman and her adaptation of the Arabian Nights into a tale about the power of narrative. How might the stories of your life and the stories of the Christian Life come together as you witness to your faith this week?
Toward Sunday
Crossover Tactics will be our theme this week as we continue our worship series, This Christian Life. Our worship series is inspired by the story telling curated by Ira Glass on National Public Radio’s This American Life. Each week we’ll look at a theme related to the Christian life through the lens of several stories. The stories will vary each week. Some will be rooted in our own community’s story and some will come from people far away. Some will be humorous and some will be…
This Christian Life
This week we will hear the story of Esther in worship and consider what makes an “Inside Job”. There are many folks who have chosen to work from the “inside out” to effect change. Here is a link for a This American Life podcast called “Hot In My Backyard”. On it you will hear stories about “inside jobs” related to climate change.
Toward Sunday
Inside Job will be our theme this week as we continue our worship series, This Christian Life. Our worship series is inspired by the story telling curated by Ira Glass on National Public Radio’s This American Life. Each week we’ll look at a theme related to the Christian life through the lens of several stories. The stories will vary each week. Some will be rooted in our own community’s story and some will come from people far away. Some will be humorous…
This Christian Life
Here is a clip of an interview with Ira Glass, the host of This American Life. In it he shares his interest in lifting up the Christian life in realistic ways on his radio show. If someone knows you are a Christian how are you treated? Are you picked on? Are you respected? How do you feel about allowing others into your own practice of the Christian Life?
Toward Sunday
Our new worship series, This Christian Life, is inspired by the story telling curated by Ira Glass on National Public Radio’s This American Life. Each week we’ll look at a theme related to the Christian life through the lens of several stories. The stories will vary each week. Some will be rooted in our own community’s story and some will come from people far away. Some will be humorous and some will be challenging. Many of our stories will come from the…
Triduum’s Period
“Two things are said to test the seamanship of a sailor: a storm and a dead calm. As we arrive on Holy Saturday’s far shore of the Triduum’s (the period of Holy Thursday through the Saturday before Easter) troubled waters, we have these kinds of testing back to back. Good Friday’s squall is followed immediately by Saturday’s stone-dead calm. The emotional roller-coaster of these two days mimics the ups and downs of the spiritual life. How are temptations, ethical challenges,…
Good Friday
We will gather in the sanctuary at 6:00 pm for a somber remembering of Good Friday. All are welcome. After this, when Jesus knew that all was now finished, he said (in order to fulfill the scripture), “I am thirsty.” A jar full of sour wine was standing there. So they put a sponge full of the wine on a branch of hyssop and held it to his mouth. When Jesus had received the wine, he said, “It is finished.”…
Maundy Thursday
We come together tonight at 6:00 pm in the Social Hall to mark the last meal Jesus had with his followers. In his book Wishful Thinking Frederick Buechner writes about breaking bread together that may help you prepare. “For I received from the Lord what I also handed on to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took a loaf of bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, “This is my…