Christ is risen…

Blessed is the Kingdom of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Worshipping the Slaughtered Lamb…

Then I saw in the right hand of the one seated on the throne a scroll written on the inside and on the back, sealed with seven seals; and I saw a mighty angel proclaiming with a loud voice, “Who is worthy to open the scroll and break the seals?” And no one in heaven [...]

Prayers of the Saints…

go stand at the crossroads and look around. ask for directions to the old road, the tried and true road. then take it. discover the right route for your souls.
jeremiah 6:16
 
then he added, “every teacher of religious law who becomes a disciple in the Kingdom of Heaven is like a homeowner who brings from [...]

Simple carols…

Dan Wilt has a blog post where he shares a link to access chord charts and free downloads of how to play simple carols with acoustic guitar.
Angels We Have Heard on High is one that he shares.
You can also download the Christmas carol chord charts.
Peace

Living between the two Advents…

Merciful God, who sent your messengers the prophets to preach repentance and prepare the way for our salvation: Grant us grace to heed their warnings and forsake our sins, that we may greet with joy the coming of Jesus Christ our Redeemer; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now [...]

The root issues…

I have been taking a bit of a break from blogging. Sensed a need for some space. Pruning away the urge to create something people will find interesting. Trying to write from a place of authenticity–true self. I sense that I need to do this regularly…take a break from the blog…fasting.
I recently read an article [...]

The Sociology of Protestantism

I love hot, sunny summer days. I went for a run in the late morning today with the sun already casting its oppressive rays on the asphalt road. I “bonked” at mile 5. I “cracked”, fell apart, lost the will to keep running. I finished the same route (7 ½ miles) last week without a [...]

Icons and the Emerging Church

Andrew Jones (a.k.a. Tall Skinny Kiwi) has an interesting post today on icons and the emerging church. For those of you outside the orbit of emergent church stuff, Andrew Jones is a protagonist in the movement. He is more involved on the other side of the big pond with Dawn Ministries in Europe. I actually [...]

Questions about Sharing Time

From time to time I have had questions about the appropriateness of sharing time for a Sunday morning worship time. Arthur Paul Boers writes an excellent piece in The Mennonite this week in which he raises many of my questions and concerns. I especially resonate with the point he makes about the content of our [...]

Saint Patrick’s Breastplate

I came across an awesome new song based on the prayer, Saint Patricks Breastplate. If you have Quick Time already downloaded onto your computer, you should be able to click on the first link in that last sentence and listen to the song. Martin Reardon wrote the song. He is a worship leader at Trinity [...]