cut and paste liturgy of JOY!
I am definately a cut and paste liturgical writer. I don’t have the time and energy most days to do the good hard creative work…
Katie Z.
Why we are singing Christmas carols this Advent…
There have been a number of interesting conversations going on around how we keep Advent and Christmas. Taylor Burton-Edwards has suggested that what we actually…
running low on the compassion reserves
One of the reasons I have been avoiding blogging lately is because I have a lot of things I would love to write about, but…
Hope… that next year things will be different
Keep awake! Get ready! Prepare yourselves! These are the words that fly at us from the scriptures on this first Sunday of Advent. But get…
The Liturgy of Iron Chef America
Lately, I’ve been watching a lot of cooking shows. What can I say, it is hibernating season! Time to add the layer of fat for…
Why I’m not blogging right now…
A) Life at the church hit the ground running in mid September and hasn’t stopped since then. B) When I’m not at church, I’m desperately…
Judicial Retention and the Trust Clause of the UMC
This week in Iowa, three Supreme Court Justices were voted out of office. And I’m a little upset about it. A huge part of my…
Setting the Table: The Silverware
Sing vs. 1 & 3 from “For One Great Peace” #2185 in The Faith We Sing This is small part, in one small place, of…