“And the One who sat on the throne announced to His creation: ‘See, I am making all things new. Write what you hear and see, for these words are faithful and true. It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. I will see to it that the thirsty [...]
Archive for December, 2008
All Things New
Posted in Bible, Christmas, change, life, prayer, spiritual formation on December 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A Change Is Gonna (and has) Come…
Posted in change, family, life, ministry on December 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve mentioned before that I my father raised me listening to the protest music of the 1960’s. One of my favorite songs was sung by Sam Cooke, A Change Is Gonna Come. Not only should Sam Cooke be the only person to ever sing that song, but the words, I have found, are always true: [...]
Reading The Bible…Differently
Posted in Bible, change, church, ministry, missional, prayer on December 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »
After a recent sermon, a friend told me that they love the way I “read” the Bible. They went on to say that I frequently have a different take on familiar passages. What they meant was that, at least in their opinion, I bring fresh light and meaning to scriptures that they had not considered [...]
An Advent Prayer
Posted in Christmas, missional, prayer on December 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Today, we return to the pen of Walter Breuggemann and his wondeful book of prayers, “Prayers For A Privileged People.”
Newborn Beginning…after Caesar
The Christ Child is about to be born,
the one promised by the angel.
Mary’s “fullness of time” has arrived.
Except that the birth is scheduled
according to the emperor:
A decree went out that all should be numbered.
Caesar [...]
Preaching Christmas
Posted in Christmas, church, life on December 15, 2008 | 3 Comments »
A lot of ministers love preaching during Advent. For those of us in free church traditions, this is a time of year we can unapologetically turn to the lectionary and no one will give us grief about it. People also like preaching Advent sermons because words like peace and hope are easy to grab ahold [...]
Christmas at St. Francis’ House
Posted in Christmas, St. Francis, change, church, consumerism, covet, giving, life, poverty on December 10, 2008 | 1 Comment »
This is a reprint of my favorite thing I’ve ever written. It may not be the best, but it’s my favorite. Each Advent, I post it and continue to be challenged by the life of St. Francis.
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A friend of mine tells a story about walking through his neighborhood a few weeks before Christmas years ago. [...]
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