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Birth Stories will be our theme this week as we conclude 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 have looked at a theme related to the Christian life through the lens of several stories. The stories varied each week. Some were rooted in our own community’s story and some came from people far away. Some were humorous and some were…
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Waiting Sucks OR Forcing It 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…
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All Means All 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…
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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…
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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?
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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…
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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.
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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…