Usually I start out my sermon trying to make you laugh. I’m not going to do that today. Usually, I think it’s good to laugh during a sermon. There’s a lot of grace in laughter, and, God knows, we could all use a little more grace these days. But I can’t start with laughter today,Continue reading “David, Goliath, and Emanuel Church”
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Liturgy for Lent: 8 Essential Actions for Eucharist
Mike: In the last post, we poked the bear. Jason, you asked whether the Eucharistic prayers needed to be read verbatim. People responded, a lot. Jason: Thanks to everyone for the feedback over social media. It’s nice to know that this is a dialog that folks care about. Mike: I’m convinced we need to be ableContinue reading “Liturgy for Lent: 8 Essential Actions for Eucharist”
Liturgy for Lent: The Eucharist: Too Much Structure?
Mike: We talked in the last post about the WHY of Eucharist. Now I think we should talk about the HOW. You’ve expressed to me a discomfort with how much structure we have. I think we need structure. I think it helps sometimes to think of liturgies like poetry. Different kinds of poetry have differentContinue reading “Liturgy for Lent: The Eucharist: Too Much Structure?”
Liturgy for Lent: The Daily Office
Mike: The Dean of my seminary, Ian Markham, used to tell a story about one of his former students, a Muslim woman studying at Hartford seminary. She asked him, “when do Christians pray?” As a practicing Muslim, she prayed salat five times a day, pausing in the midst of her work or play to kneel downContinue reading “Liturgy for Lent: The Daily Office “
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