The Shepherdess Writes
Sermon for Ascension Sunday, Year A. Act 1:1-11 This past week I attended the NC synod assembly in Hickory, NC and it began, as it always does, with worship. During the time when the offering was taken up, a woman came on stage and began to paint on a huge black canvas. As the offertory [...]
Me Church. Ugh!! I am so very tired of this kind of thing! It’s all about me. I’m looking for a church that serves my needs like my internet service provider and cellphone service meet my needs. Now, I do feel that people should have an input into worship. The language of the people (using [...]
Lately, I’ve heard a lot of people say, “I’m spiritual but not religious.” This phrase eats away at me. For a long time I could not figure out what “spirit” they were saying they were a part of. Did that make them spiritualists? That’s an old-fashioned phrase for people who engage in the occult. But [...]
Luke 11:1-2 Jesus has been praying and the disciples ask him—can you teach us to do that? Can you teach us to pray? They had heard that John the Baptizer had taught his disciples how to pray and they wanted Jesus to teach them his way of praying. How many times do we all feel [...]
June 5, 2011
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