You may be planning an All Saints worship service for this Sunday, or you may be observing the 24th Sunday in the Pentecost season. Are you in need of a little liturgical help as you plan the service? Here are some liturgy elements created by fellow RevGals for you to use or adapt in your… Read More
Friday Prayer: Mid-air
For those who have jumped but not yet landed, we pray. For those who have committed to an action but have not yet reached the result… For those whose life and health are in the hands of others… For those who seem brave only because they have no other choice… For those living in regions… Read More
Thursday Prayer: Alone
I was listening to a podcast, and the speaker asked who we would want to be with us if we were stranded on a desert island. My immediate answer was “Nobody. Just nobody.” Yesterday I said to a friend, “I love the work I do, if only I didn’t have to deal with people.” I… Read More
11th Hour Preacher Party: Healing and More
There are healing and resurrection stories in both The Narrative Lectionary and the Revised Common Lectionary this week. In these stories, Jesus does not seem to have any method for deciding who gets his help. He responds to the servant of an official in the occupying Roman army, to the only son of a bereft… Read More
11th Hour Preacher Party: Where Do We Go from Here?
As you watched, no doubt with horror, the violence that took place in the United States capitol today, you may have found yourself shredding your partially written sermon and wondering how you can possibly preach into this abyss. There are no tidy answers here, but we can keep one another company as we struggle with… Read More
11th Hour Preacher Party: Spirit Sightings
Fellow preachers, how is your sermon? If you’re preaching from The Narrative Lectionary, perhaps you’re sharing the promise that God’s spirit will be poured out upon God’s people. If you’re in the Revised Common Lectionary, you may be hearing John the Baptist’s words that the coming Christ will baptize with the spirit. Or perhaps you’re… Read More
11th Hour Preacher Party: God Doesn’t Play by Our Rules
Dear preacher friends, how is your sermon? Are you in the Narrative Lectionary, sitting on a hill with Jonah, railing against God for having the audacity to be merciful? Are you in the Revised Common Lectionary with Jesus, questioning our readiness for God’s coming? If you’re in the US, are you trying to find a… Read More
11th Hour Preacher Party: Idols and Banquets
How is your sermon coming together this week? Both The Narrative Lectionary and the Revised Common Lectionary include the story from Exodus about the people of Israel building their own object of worship after growing impatient with God. The RCL also offers what may be a wedding planner’s worst nightmare, with guests canceling at the… Read More
The Pastoral is Political: Choosing Our Normal
Our families, our churches, our schools, our communities. Almost everywhere in our environment there has been a strong urge to “get back to normal.” But it seems to me that the normal we left behind is not the normal we will be able to return to. Nor should we try. I’m thinking mainly about congregations,… Read More
11th Hour Preacher Party – Reconciliation 101
How is your sermon coming along for this week? If you’re using the Revised Common Lectionary, you may be exploring Matthew 18 with its instructions for reconciling with someone with whom you have a grievance. We’d like it to be as simple as offering a flower, or sending a puppy as a proxy. But it’s… Read More
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