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A short weekday or chapel service for the season of Advent
A weekday chapel service plan for the season of Christmas with the full text of a short meditation on the Paradox of Christmas.
An article of suggestions for making the children's message, or children's sermon, thoughtful, engaging, and integrated into the rest of the liturgy.
Often worshipers confuse the object of Christian worship with the source of Christian worship. Re-orienting the focus of our worship is complex, but encourages active participation and helps focus on the true purpose of worship.
A weekday chapel service focusing on the transformation of fear into faith.
A weekday chapel service plan to celebrate the birth of Jesus at Christmas based on Luke 2.
A weekday chapel service for the season of Easter.
Two short reflections for preparing to sing this week in worship.
A plan for a weekday service of prayer for healing.
Pauline writings encourage, provoke, and at times irritate readers of the New Testament. Some of our issues relate to the image of the apostle that we have inherited or created while scholars constantly debate Pauline theology. Yet Paul’s identity as evangelist, preacher, and pastor continues to inform our ministerial work, including preaching.
