What we’re doing in worship today (2) It’s Sunday #2 of worship in the days of coronavirus restrictions. This week, our small congregation will not meet together in the sanctuary. However, we have chosen an alternative. It started when one of our members insisted that he would ring the church bell on Sunday morning. WeContinue reading “What we’re doing in worship today (2)”
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A Lenten Brunch Special: March 21, 2020
A Lenten Brunch Special: March 21, 2020 Note from CM: We have a special guest speaker for our weekly brunch today. My good friend and former iMonk partner Jeff Dunn is here with a message most appropriate for Lent. And like all of Jeff’s writing, it arises from his life. He has reached a criticalContinue reading “A Lenten Brunch Special: March 21, 2020”
COVID-19 – Sharing Good News
The message of God to the world comes not through natural phenomena like coronavirus but through the good news proclaimed by and embodied in a people who bear his name. “War, plague, and famine” are not severe words from God. They are groans of a broken creation into which God sends his word of faith,Continue reading “COVID-19 – Sharing Good News”
Is God saying something to us?
Seen on Facebook this week: • Hear it again: “God allows trials to come our way to get our relationship back in tune with Him in order to keep us from eternal calamity.” Is that what God is saying to us in these challenging days? Is a text from 2 Chronicles a word from heavenContinue reading “Is God saying something to us?”
Lent with Mary Chapin Carpenter (4)
Lent with Mary Chapin Carpenter (4) Each year, on Ash Wednesday and during Lent, I focus attention on a singer-songwriter or album from the popular culture of my lifetime in which I find echoes of the Lenten journey. This year, we devote ourselves to listening to Mary Chapin Carpenter’s superb intensely personal album from 2012,Continue reading “Lent with Mary Chapin Carpenter (4)”
Tuesday with Michael Spencer: Looking for an Exit
Tuesday with Michael Spencer Looking for an Exit (2009) At this point many of his disciples turned away and deserted him. Then Jesus turned to the Twelve and asked, “Are you also going to leave?” Simon Peter replied, “Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words that give eternal life. We believe, andContinue reading “Tuesday with Michael Spencer: Looking for an Exit”
Greatest Songs of My Lifetime: Ecclesiastes in Song
Greatest Songs of My Lifetime: Ecclesiastes in Song Some of the best songs in my lifetime contain lyrics that seem impossibly wise before their time. I think of Jackson Browne writing “These Days” at age 16. How can such profound thoughts about loss and regret emanate from the pen of a teenager? It was onlyContinue reading “Greatest Songs of My Lifetime: Ecclesiastes in Song”
What we’re doing in worship today (1)
What we did in worship today Our small congregation decided to meet this morning for worship. However, I adjusted the contents of the service to reflect the Covid-19 pandemic. I preached on Martin Luther’s counsel to the Christian leaders and residents of Breslau during the 1527 plague epidemic (an excerpt of which we ran yesterday).Continue reading “What we’re doing in worship today (1)”
Lenten Brunch Lite 3: March 14, 2020 – Special Pandemic Edition
Lenten Brunch Lite 3: March 14, 2020 Special Pandemic Edition During the Lenten season, we will offer a “lite” version of our Saturday Brunch. Each week, I will set forth one question (or set of questions) related to keeping Lent and ask us to focus our discussion on it. Today we hear wise counsel fromContinue reading “Lenten Brunch Lite 3: March 14, 2020 – Special Pandemic Edition”
A COVID-19 update: Why schools are being closed, and large events cancelled
A lot has changed in the five weeks since I first wrote about the Corona Virus. With all the uncertainty swirling, and things rapidly changing I thought I would offer an update. One that at least offers a ray of hope. Most of this post will be about explaining the graph above, which I thinkContinue reading “A COVID-19 update: Why schools are being closed, and large events cancelled”
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