Liturgy
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I ran across this article by Walter Brueggemann, one of my favorite Old Testament scholars. I love this quote: The profane is the opposite of the sacramental. “Profane” means flat, empty, one-dimensional, exhausted. The market ideology wants us to believe that the world is profane–life consists of buying and selling, weighing, measuring and trading, and… Read more
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9 Then Moses and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy elders of Israel went up, 10 and they saw Israel’s God. Under God’s feet there was what looked like a floor of lapis-lazuli tiles, dazzlingly pure like the sky. 11 God didn’t harm the Israelite leaders, though they looked at God, and they ate and drank. (Ex. 24:9-11, CEB) My… Read more
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I have been encouraged by a mentor of mine to put together some thoughts on ministry. It’s meant to be an encouragement for pastors who… well… pastor. It’s more about the ministry and call of pastoring as opposed to all the leadership material we have right now. Mark Galli’s piece, of course, pre-empts all my… Read more
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I received The Liturgical Year from Thomas Nelson as a complimentary copy for review. I am under no obligation to give a positive review. But I can’t help but be positive about the two books I have read in this series called The Ancient Practices Series. Joan Chittister walks the reader through the meaning of… Read more
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Epiphany, Christmas, the Eastern Christmas… In the Church, December 25 isn’t the end. In the Western Church it’s over. We’re done. Get back to work. Get to the gym. For the Church, it is just the beginning. Through the celebration of Christmas and Epiphany, the East and West emphasize some strong points in the life… Read more
Apprentice 2 Jesus 