Come, let us pray for all those who wave palm branches and shout “Hosannas” today. (people may quietly voice their prayers) God who welcomes our praise and comforts our sorrow, unite us with all who celebrate Jesus’ return to Jerusalem today. May all your people be joined together in shouts of praise that cross barriers … Read More
In the midst of all that is, I cry out to you, O God. My words hold anger and outrage over the acts of hatred down the street and around the world. I want you to change the hearts of those who perpetrate violence and evil on innocent lives and those who condone separatist and racist … Read More
No one can dispute that there are horrible things happening in the world today. Police officers shot in Ferguson. An Iraqi man murdered in Texas. Increased violence in Iraq. Kids killing themselves as a result of bullying. Racist hate crimes. The list goes on. For me, the horror increases when these behaviors are justified by … Read More
Typically, progressive Christians don’t talk much about the Ten Commandments. I’m not sure why, exactly. Maybe we think they don’t have so much to say to us. I think they do so I’ve written them as they might be if they were given today. The idea came out of a text study with colleagues earlier this … Read More
People are generally impatient. We don’t like to wait in line or slow down if the person in front of us is slower. We complain when worship runs over the allotted time. We click agree without paying much attention to the stated terms if we are in a hurry to get to the webpage we … Read More
Have we not known? Have we not heard? Has it not been told to us from the beginning? Even though we know, we have heard, and we have been told, it is so hard to remember that God is the creator of all that is. We cling so desperately to our thoughts, our ways, our … Read More
Not doing anything that will cause another to fail seems like a good idea, an excellent spiritual practice, as a matter of fact. However, in this age of political correctness we run risk of taking this too far, forgetting the context in which these words were written. We tend to err on the side of … Read More
“Stop killing us,” she said in answer to the question of what the BlackLivesMatter movement wants. The words of this young activist have followed me through the week. They wrap themselves around the story of Jonah and the Ninevites and they sit with Zebedee in his boat with the hired hands. While I am still … Read More
God of wonder and mystery, you created humankind in your image and used your breath to give us life. Yet, we so often fail to recognize your face in the crowds. We live in a world of strangers where blame, anger, and shame seem more common than forgiveness, grace, and mercy. Many call your name. … Read More
Come, let us pray for the people of God gathered here and elsewhere. (silence or a time for people to quietly give voice to their concerns) Eternal God for whom a thousand years are a blink of an eye, hear us as we lift up to you the entire Body of Christ. May this new … Read More
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