In many of the more liturgical churches, responsive readings are a key element in the Sunday worship flow. Often found in the back of the hymnal book, responsive readings typically take sections of Scripture, divide them into parts for the “Leader” to read followed by a a response that the congregation shares. Here is a Read the full article…
It’s not often that we change a planned ending at the last minute. But we did this week. I believe our concluding time will be an ideal fit with all that has come before it. Not only that comes before it this Sunday, but all that’s come before it throughout the But For The Grace Read the full article…
Michael Luo of the New York Times writes a provocative piece on Jeremy Lin, Harvard graduate, Asian-American follower of Jesus, and current New York Knicks phenomenon. Last weekend, I was driving home when my BlackBerry buzzed with a text message from a Korean-American friend from my church: “You watching J Lin tearing it up?” Keep Read the full article…
Over the past year or so, I’ve slowly but surely emerged out of a fog of cynicism. I went through a season where I was so frustrated with the actions of people who described themselves as mature Christians that I almost threw out the notion of mature Christianity altogether. So I became skeptical of certain Read the full article…
Last week in the wake of Julie’s post-Super Bowl euphoria, I posted about the top five times sports have made me genuinely happy. Today, it’s the opposite side of that coin. What are those times when sports results have made me genuinely sad? When instead of tears of joy I shed tears of sadness because Read the full article…
