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Toward Sunday
We turn this week from John the baptizer in Mark’s Gospel to John the baptizer in John’s Gospel. In this telling of the story of John the baptizer, we’re reminded that John is not the light, but came to testify to the light. John is a witness. Outline of Worship Series. November 30, 2014 Mark 13.24-37 December 7, 2014 Mark 1.1-8 December 14, 2014 John 1,6-8, 19-28 December 21, 2014 Luke 1.26-38 Begin by reading John 1.6-8. Wonder about…
Sanctuary wilderness
“…worship is always something of a wilderness where people think their lives through and wonder about all that is unknown and frightening and causes them to double-andtriple-check their holds on what is reassuring. No matter how beautiful the sanctuary, the pew where people sit with their fears, worries, responsibilities, and all the rest is a kind of wilderness place where people confront the howling winds, thorny brambles, and lonely emptinesses of their lives.” (from Feasting on the Word by Mark…