Did you ever sing that song? “I am the church! You are the church! We are the church together! All who follow Jesus all around the world, yes, we’re the church together!” I learned that song while working with a children’s ministry at a Disciples of Christ church in Missouri. It was one of the [...]
This poem/prayer was written trying to see from the point of view of a disciple of Jesus who was not in the 12 and who was watching the events of Maundy Thursday unfold. Mourning Thursday the prayer of uncertain disciple I expected more. I expected more from a spiritual leader. The parade, the palms, the [...]
A Prayer for Flavor Spicy God, In the Sermon on the Mount Jesus proclaimed we are the Salt for the earth, but sometimes it feels like those who follow Jesus have lost their saltiness. Sometimes it feels like we’ve lost any flavor. Blandness. Boring. Passionless. Start shaking us up, God. Help us recapture the flavor [...]
While preparing a service with the main scripture being John 11:1-44 (the death and resurrection of Lazarus) I could not find many hymns I liked. So I wrote my own. You can download the hymn lyrics here. The tune is SLANE and is most famous for “Be Thou My Vision.” The hymn is titled “Lazarus [...]